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General Healthcare
Reduction of Patient’s Copayment
July 28, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Assume that a DME supplier desires to implement a policy entitled, “Collection of Deductibles and Copayments and Economic Hardship Waivers” (“Policy”). Assume that under the proposed Policy, the supplier desires to waive
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Legislative/Advocacy
August Recess is Great Time to Meet with Legislators
July 28, 2014
WATERLOO, IOWA – Congressional members are starting to recognize our industry challenges caused by overbearing audits and the competitive bidding program. After many years of fighting, it seems they are giving us a receptive ear thanks to our g
Road to Medtrade – Relationships with Referral Sources
July 28, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – The upcoming Medtrade (Oct 20-23, 2014 in Atlanta) has an excellent line-up of speakers who will present programs addressing the most important topics faced by DME suppliers today. Every issue of Medtrade Monday, leading up to Me
Mother of Invention Sparks CareZips at Medtrade
July 28, 2014
ATLANTA – When Molly A. Dye saw caregivers struggling to change her mother’s adult briefs, an idea took root. “The caregiver was rolling her on the bed, and I watched my mother grimace, not from pain, but from indignity,” says Dye, inventor/f
I Am the HME Industry – Ashley Wolfe Plauché
July 28, 2014
KNOXVILLE, TN – When Ashley Wolfe Plauché visited Rep Diane Black’s (R-Tenn) office earlier this year during the AAHomecare Legislative Conference, it was the continuation of a multi-year conversation. Thanks to previous visits, Black’s
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Rehab/Mobility
First Factory-Built Luxury Vehicle for People with Disabilities
July 21, 2014
SOUTH BEND, IN – Mobility Ventures, an AM General company, has launched the MV-1 LX, the first luxury vehicle in the United States designed and built exclusively for people with disabilities. Built at AM General’s Commercial Assembly