FORT COLLINS, CO – One of the benefits of writing/editing Medtrade Monday is chatting with the many I Am the HME Industry providers. Many of these providers are truly “independents,” some in the most extreme. Two weeks ago, for example, I c

WASHINGTON, DC – This time last year, CMS used their annual proposed rule on end stage renal disease payments to also announce their intent to adjust Medicare payment rates in areas outside the competitive bidding areas. Commonly referred to as

SOMERSET, PA – Medtrade exhibitor Drive Medical recently completed its largest acquisition to date, acquiring DeVilbiss Healthcare, effective last week. The acquisition provides Drive, one of the fastest growing manufacturers of DME, with one o

YARMOUTH, ME – Want to know how your HME company stacks up against others? Here’s your chance to find out: Complete the annual HME Financial Benchmarking Survey, hosted by HME News and Steven Richards & Associates, and you’ll get the result

ATLANTA – The June 8 Medtrade Monday explored the aging in place movement and its ability to draw new faces into home care—where building professionals and HME providers share similar goals. Additional affiliated professions from the CPAP and

AMARILLO, TX – When a DME supplier is about to enter into a preferred provider arrangement (“PPA”) with a hospital, it is not uncommon for the hospital to ask the supplier to provide products to indigent patients being discharged fr