ATLANTA – 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 Medtrad

BAYONNE, NJ – It is regrettable that the HME industry, throughout a decade of high pitched lobbying against the bidding program, never once challenged Congress to examine its potential impact on the civil rights of the disabled. With each trip

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, a group of advocates (pictured) testified before the Small Business Administration (SBA) on the impacts of the Medicare competitive bidding program on the HME industry. Along with eight other speakers, Tom Ryan, presiden

AMARILLO, TX – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires Medicare health care providers and suppliers to provide Medicare beneficiaries with an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, if the provid

ATLANTA – 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 Medtrad

MINNEAPOLIS AND DUBLIN – In a deal that reverberated from the land of 10,000 lakes to the emerald isle, Dublin-based Medtronic Inc acquired Covidien, Minneapolis, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $93.22 per Covidien share, or a total of ap