Buying Into Competitive Bidding

May 30, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – The Law dictates that patients cannot be sold. Patient files cannot be sold. Doing so will likely implicate the Medicare anti-kickback statute. On the other hand, a DME supplier can enter into a bona fide asset sale in which (A)

False Claims Act Penalties Will Increase

May 23, 2016
AMARILLO, TX – False Claims Act (“FCA”) penalties will greatly increase under a recently released federal regulation by the Railroad Retirement Board (“Board”), an obscure federal agency that occasionally generates FCA cases inv

In His Own Words – A Q&A with Thad F. Connally III

May 23, 2016
BOWLING GREEN, KY – With AAHomecare’s Legislative Conference set to begin in just two days, Medtrade Monday sat down with Thad F. Connally III, president of the Kentucky Medical Equipment Suppliers Association, and president/owner of First Choice

I Am the HME Industry – Thad F. Connally III

May 23, 2016
BOWLING GREEN, KY – After a 45-minute chat with Thad F. Connally III, the word that comes to mind is “Prial-esque” in that his passion harkens back to the enthusiasm of legendary HME advocate Shelly Prial.   Officials at AAHomecare no doub

AAHomecare in Action – Critical Weeks Ahead for Rural Relief Legislation

May 23, 2016
WASHINGTON, DC – The stage is set for an intense round of grassroots and Capitol Hill lobbying in support of competitive bidding rural relief and bid ceiling fix legislation, and with a July 1 deadline looming for a new round of cuts, the time

Sleep-Related Medtrade Exhibitors Respond to Global Market Assessment

May 23, 2016
A recent report, Global Anti-Snoring & Sleep Apnea Devices Market Assessment & Forecast: 2016 – 2020, by SA-Business Research & Consulting Group, concluded that North America continues to lead the combined anti-snoring and sleep apnea m