LAS VEGAS – Jim Greatorex is an HME veteran, and while his experience helps him everyday, the owner of Maine-based Black Bear Medical is always ready to learn something new. “This is not your father’s HME industry,” says Greatorex. “Evo

AMARILLO, TX – DME suppliers are facing a common challenge. Commercial insurers are closing their provider panels, thereby not allowing the suppliers to bill the insurers as in-network suppliers. This relegates the out-of-network suppliers to o

LAS VEGAS – Gary Sheehan, MBA, misses the profit margins of the old days. After all, who wouldn’t? However, the owner of Cape Medical Supply, Sandwich, Mass, has no time for nostalgia, believing instead that the next two years will be more critic

NEW YORK – Medtrade Monday received many comments about the passing of industry advocate Barbara Rogers. Rogers was an ardent proponent of the Margaret Pfrommer Memorial lecture at Chest (the conference of the American College of Chest Physicia

WASHINGTON, DC – The much anticipated Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) Appellant Forum takes place in Washington D.C. on Feb 12 (Wednesday). Providers can listen and watch by registering in advance of the event by clicking here. In th

AMARILLO, TX – As the DME industry sadly anticipated, and as I believe CMS intended, competitive bidding is forcing a number of DME suppliers to close their doors. Many of these suppliers are having to go into bankruptcy. This is what happens w