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GAO and OIG Release Reports on Round One Rebid
April 14, 2014
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released two separate reports on the Round 1 Rebid. According to the GAO report, both benef
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Tom Ryan on the Hot Seat in No-Holds-Barred HME Voice Interview
April 14, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Powered by Medtrade Radio and sponsored by Emerge Sales, the third season of HME Voice gets 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-b
Roscoe Medical and Carex Health Join Forces
April 7, 2014
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO – Roscoe Medical and Carex Health Brands have merged, creating what company officials anticipate will be a combined company well-positioned to better serve the growing home health care market, “with dominant market distribu
I Am the HME Industry – Robert Andrews
April 7, 2014
SAN RAPHAEL, CA – When Robert Andrews joined the family business in 2008, the specter of competitive bidding remained comfortably on the back burner. When it finally came time to bid in the five California counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin,
A Chat with Medtrade Spring Award Winners
April 7, 2014
LAS VEGAS – Some trade show booths are more exciting than others. At last month’s Medtrade Spring, Medela Inc distinguished itself as one of the “others” with a bright and clean presentation that captured attention. John Broughton, direct
Entering Into a Properly Structured Medical Director Agreement
April 7, 2014
AMARILLO, TX – Under the Medicare anti-kickback statute, it is a felony for DME suppliers to knowingly or willfully offer or pay any remuneration to induce a person to refer a person for the furnishing, or arranging for the furnishing, of any i