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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – Binding Bids Legislation and Round 2 Recompete
December 15, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Start with the basics. Email your Senator. It only takes two minutes on Action.AAHomecare.org. Forward this message to a friend and tell them to do the same. Download the AAHomecare issue brief for more details about the legisl
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Legislative/Advocacy
We’ve Got the Best Government Money Can Buy
December 15, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Speculate with taxpayer-insured funds? Sure, why not. Donate ten times as much as before? Of course; someone has to pay for those elaborate conventions, recounts, and stuff like that. But it’s bi-partisan AND bi-cameral�
Health Network Scoops Up Regional DME
December 15, 2014
PITTSBURGH, PA – Allegheny Health Network (AHN) recently acquired majority ownership of Klingensmith Healthcare a western Pennsylvania supplier of respiratory, HME, and related services. Georgie Blackburn (pictured), vice president of Governmen
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Respiratory/Sleep
Research Backs Benefits of Slumber, Sleep Exhibitors Sign on for Medtrade Spring
December 15, 2014
MADISON, WI – According to scientists at the University of Wisconsin, poor sleep quality may well be a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. As reported in WebMD, the study found that brain scans of a group of older people with no mental h
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General Healthcare
Subcontracting – How to Properly Structure – Part 2
December 15, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Competitive bidding rules provide that contract suppliers may subcontract with non-contract suppliers as long as the subcontractor has not been “excluded from the Medicare program, any state health program or any other governme
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General Healthcare
Friendlier Format at Medtrade Spring
December 15, 2014
LAS VEGAS – More than 150 manufacturers and service providers have signed on for Medtrade Spring, the Las Vegas version of the nation’s premiere HME event, scheduled for March 30-April 1, 2015, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Hundreds