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

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

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

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

I Am the HME Industry – Kurt Filiault

December 8, 2014
ENFIELD, NH – You can’t accuse officials at Enfield, New Hampshire-based Keene Medical Products of not pulling their weight. As dues-paying members of AAHomecare (back when it had a different name) since 1980, the Granite State company has ne