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General Healthcare
Major ADA 25th Anniversary Publication in the Works
April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Next year will mark 25 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law (pictured, left). To commemorate the historic act, the official publication of the ADA Legacy Project is cu
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Legislative/Advocacy
AAHomecare Legislative Conference – Pushing the Agenda
April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, I was asked by a member why he should come to this year’s legislative conference if the sustainable growth rate bill, also known as SGR and “doc fix,” passed without including fixes for the Medicare bidding prog
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Legislative/Advocacy
Tom Ryan Preps for Battle
April 21, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice got off to a provocative start with Tom Ryan, president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare, occupying the hot seat in a no-holds-ba
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Legislative/Advocacy
CMS Denies Problems, Makes Major Adjustment in Hawaii
April 21, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – This week in Hawaii, CMS made a notable exception to the bidding program. Despite the agency’s claims that the bidding program has not harmed patients, the unintended consequences of implementing the program in the Honolulu b
Newbie Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade Spring and Medtrade
April 14, 2014
LIBERTYVILLE, IL – More than 80 companies exhibited at last month’s Medtrade Spring for the first time. These companies are enthused about massive demand on the horizon (see last week’s top story in Medtrade Monday) and are optimistic about
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Respiratory/Sleep
DME Supplier and its Involvement with the Home Sleep Test
April 14, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – A DME supplier can have some involvement with an overnight oxygen qualification test. The supplier can: (i) own the oximeter; (ii) deliver the oximeter to the Medicare beneficiary’s home; (iii) pick up the oximeter the next mor