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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Applauds House Legislation to Provide Relief to Rural HME Providers
December 14, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – HME providers and manufacturers are urged to express their support for Protecting Access through Competitive-Pricing Transition Act Legislation that lessens the impact of forthcoming cuts to reimbursement rates for HME in rural
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Legislative/Advocacy
VGM Action Item Makes it Easy to Support Rural Relief and CRT Measures
December 14, 2015
WATERLOO, IA – The VGM Group is encouraging political action by sponsoring an Action Item Banner on medtrade.com. Click on the banner above, or Click Here to go to the VGM DC Link and lend your voice to the cause. “We encourage our Medtrad
Ohio-Based Medical Service Company Opens Two New Branches
December 14, 2015
CLEVELAND – Medical Service Company has decided to expand. The midwest provider recently opened two new branches—one in Northern Kentucky (Crestview Hills) not far from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport, and another in Rochester, NY. T
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General Healthcare
OIG Work Plan 2016 – Part One
December 7, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – Part One of this article will examine general information and insight gained from the Office of Inspector General’s Work Plan for 2016. Part Two will look specifically at issues in the Work Plan focused on durable medical
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Legislative/Advocacy
Rural Bidding and CRT Legislation Need Grassroots Advocacy
December 7, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – After the Thanksgiving recess, the House of Representatives is currently scheduled to be in session for just 12 days before the end of the year; the Senate is set to be in for 15 days. The available time frame is even ti
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Rehab/Mobility
What a Day for DayDreamer
December 7, 2015
ATLANTA – At the Oct 2015 Medtrade, judges and attendees cast their votes for the top three products in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare magazine). The DayDreamer Lift Chair from Golden Technologies took