FORT COLLINS, CO – I’ve spent more than a decade covering the ups and downs of the HME industry. As the editor of a now defunct industry magazine, I first made the rounds at Medtrade Spring 2003. During that show, industry veterans eyed me wa

WICHITA FALLS, TX – Don Dobbins may not be a youngster, but his outlook reflects a modern approach to the HME business. As the president/co-founder of Heritage HME, with two locations in the lone star state (Wichita Falls and Graham), the 56-ye

ATLANTA – At the recently concluded Medtrade 2015, The Providers Choice Bronze Award, sponsored by HomeCare magazine, went to College Canes (www.collegecanes.com), American-made and collegiate-licensed walking canes. College Canes is a division

AMARILLO, TX – It is not uncommon for a DME supplier to accumulate a large database of patients that it has sold products to in the past. This database of patients (“patient list”) will likely include Medicare patients, Medicaid patients, a

WASHINGTON, DC – In June, CMS announced its intention to make changes to the HCPCS codes for ventilators, including dramatically lowering the payment rate – by 35% – for these devices/therapies, starting on Jan 1, 2016. 
 Despite the


ATLANTA – Judges and Medtrade attendees cast their votes for the top three products in the biannual Innovative HME Retail Product Awards (sponsored by HomeCare magazine), with Pride Mobility taking first place for its Go Go Folding Scooter. 
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