Medtrade Exhibitor News – Drive Acquires DeVilbiss
July 6, 2015
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
Brightree Summit Offers Informative Options on Day One of Medtrade
June 29, 2015
ATLANTA – Day one of Medtrade will feature the inaugural Brightree Summit – Tools of the Trade, a 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. array of educational tracks with several sessions and hands-on training from which to choose. Tracks for executives, bil
Changes to the Medicare Recovery Audit Program
June 29, 2015
AMARILLO, TX – The Recovery Audit Contractors, or RACs, are Medicare’s bounty hunters. These auditors are paid a contingency fee to identify improperly paid claims. While RACs are paid a contingency fee to identify over and underpayments, sup
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General Healthcare
Medtrade Registration Starts Strong
June 29, 2015
ATLANTA – Early registration for Medtrade, the Fall edition of the nation’s premiere HME trade show, opened last week, and hundreds of providers took advantage of low rates. The show will once again be held in its familiar home at the Georgia Wor
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare in Action – Tell Congress About CB Rates in Rural Areas
June 29, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Addressing CMS’ plan to apply competitive bidding-derived rates to non-competitive bidding areas, due to take effect in January of 2016, remains a top priority for the Association. 

Expanding the reach of Medicare b
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Respiratory/Sleep
The Real Deal
June 29, 2015
BROOKLYN PARK, MN – There has always been an imbalance when it comes to clinical support in the home and reimbursement. Whether an HME company sends a top notch Respiratory Therapist to do education, assessment, and follow up, or they send an u