AMARILLO, TX – CMS announced the final rule for competitive bidding on April 10, 2007.1 In the final rule, CMS indicated that contract suppliers may subcontract with non-contract suppliers as long as the subcontractor has not been “excluded f

WASHINGTON, DC –
Meticulous preparation by complex rehab advocates will likely pay off next week when Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to introduce a Senate companion bill to H.R. 942, the Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Tec

ALPHARETTA, GA – Unable to be at Medtrade Spring last month? You can still get access to all of the detailed conference sessions with the Medtrade Digital Conference Library. Those not able to attend Medtrade Spring can “attend” a m

AMARILLO, TX – The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, or Stark law, provides that “if a physician has a financial relationship with an entity” that provides certain designated health services (durable medical equipment), then the physician is

AMARILLO, TX – Over the past several years, CMS contractors (NSC, PSCs, ZPICs, and others) have become increasingly aggressive in scrutinizing operations of HME suppliers. As they always have, the contractors continue to review patient files. H

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Power wheelchair maker Permobil has a new owner. Eight years after Nordic Capital purchased the company, Swedish investment firm Investor AB will reportedly buy Permobil for 5.1 billion kronor ($783 million). In a statement