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Legislative/Advocacy
A United Front at AAHomecare Legislative Conference
May 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – There is a growing problem in our industry, and AAHomecare plans to tackle it head on. As I’m sure you can guess, this issue is the out-of-control audits.
We are attacking audit reform on both the legislative and regu
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Legislative/Advocacy
Medicare DME Spending Flatlines
May 5, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2012 numbers from CMS are in, and Medicare spending on DME has remained steady at about $7 billion since 2000. According to an AAHomecare analysis of the 2012 CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts report, the opposite is
Physicians/Chiropractors Selling O&P – What Stark Says
April 28, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) can be an important part of a DME supplier’s product mix. The DME supplier’s competitors are not only other DME suppliers, but can also be physicians and chiropractors. Within certain parameter
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Respiratory/Sleep
NY Train Tragedy Spawns Mandatory Sleep Testing
April 28, 2014
NEW YORK – In the wake of last year’s Bronx commuter train derailment that killed four passengers, Metro-North officials have issued a directive that would require the 350 engineers who work for the railway to be evaluated in the coming month
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General Healthcare
Revenue and Income Up at ResMed
April 28, 2014
SAN DIEGO – Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, was $397.8 million, a 4% increase over the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Net income for the San Diego-based ResMed was $90 million, an increase of 6% compared to the quarter ended March 31,
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General Healthcare
Audits Affecting Pace of Mergers in 2014
April 28, 2014
TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Mergers and acquisition (M&A) veteran Rick Glass (pictured), president of Steven Richards & Associates, agrees that single-location bid winners have been acquiring companies in 2014, but “significant” mergers are do