WASHINGTON, DC – We are the closest we have ever been to fixing competitive bidding, but this may be our last chance before the Round 2 Recompete. There’s only time for one more concerted push. We’ve come too far to let this opportu

LAS VEGAS – Retail-oriented manufacturers are already vying for providers’ attentions in preparation for Medtrade Spring 2015 in Las Vegas. One way to make that happen is by winning an Innovative HME Retail Product Award. The biannual awards,

LENEXA, KS – In spite of, or even because of its inherent challenges, people with strong business acumen are not shying away from the HME industry. Lori Bultmann, general manager of Kansas-based Complete Medical Homecare Inc, is one of a growing nu

AMARILLO, TX – From a purchaser’s standpoint, acquiring a DME supplier has challenges that are not normally associated with non-health care industries. For example: • Being dependent on third-party payers for revenue can be a mixed blessing

AMARILLO, TX – The 36-month oxygen rental period can restart in the following situations: • the supplier “abandons” its oxygen patients; • the supplier files a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or a liquidating Chapter 11; • if the beneficiary ele

WASHINGTON, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) made it perfectly clear: they want trucking regulators to institute sleep apnea screening requirements. The requirement is thus far nothing but an item on a wish list, because the