WASHINGTON, DC – Shortly after the Senate passed legislation (S. 2736) via unanimous consent to delay a new round of cuts to rural and non-bid area suppliers, similar legislation on the House side stalled due to an unrelated “sit-in” that groun

AMARILLO, TX – Last Thursday, CMS published the July Fee Schedule Update for the DME Medicare program. These rates encompass the expansion of competitive bid rates to non-CBAs. The cuts range between 45-59% on common respiratory products, but r

WATERLOO, IA – The VGM Group introduced the HME Woman of the Year award during a special session at its annual Heartland Conference. Now officials are accepting nominations, with the winner to be named at Medtrade, scheduled for Oct 31-Nov 3 at

ATLANTA – The 2016 VGM Retail Science Roadshow rolls on with stops in Louisville, Kentucky (July 19) and Dallas, Texas (Sept 13)—with the final eight-hour show set for Medtrade in Atlanta. The roadshow is a one-day, hands-on, interactive educatio

Last week, the HME industry lost an innovative attorney and true champion of the small provider. On June 20, Edward Vishnevetsky, Health Law Attorney with K & L Gates, died tragically in a whitewater rafting accident in Costa Rica. Ed began his l

LENEXA, KS – Medtrade exhibitor Mediware Information Systems Inc, a provider of comprehensive post-acute healthcare software, is updating features of CareTend for the HME/DME and home infusion markets. CareTend’s added functionality enables provi