Latest in: Legislative/Advocacy

Medtrade Exhibitors Show Heart with Donations to FODAC

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Representatives of Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) have collected donations after nine…

November 11 2013

Grandfathering Deadline for Round One Recompete Nears


WASHINGTON, DC – Crucial decisions loom for providers pondering whether or not to grandfather their patients in Round…

November 11 2013

Numbers are in for Round One Recompete

WASHINGTON, DC – As expected, single payment amounts for round one recompete contracts were down across the board.…

November 4 2013

A Fresh and Focused Medtrade

SHERMAN OAKS, CA – This year’s Medtrade definitely felt different, and the difference was mainly in the attendees.…

November 4 2013

ACA Equals Confusion

VIERA, FL – I just finished reading various points of view about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in…

October 28 2013

Todd Tyson Makes Run for the Georgia State House

DACULA, GA – Todd Tyson, president of Ga-based Hi-Tech Healthcare Inc, is just a week away from a…

October 28 2013

A Decade After the Medicare Modernization Act

FORT COLLINS, CO – At my first Medtrade in October 2003, the dreaded Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of…

October 21 2013

Legislative Update – Shutdown, Default, and HR 1717


WASHINGTON, DC – The shutdown is over and a budget crisis has been averted thanks to an agreement…

October 21 2013

Enthusiasm Reigns at Medtrade

ORLANDO, FL – During my first Medtrade as president and CEO of the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare),…

October 14 2013

Legislative Update – HR 1717 Hits 157 Cosponsors

WASHINGTON, DC – The federal government is still in shutdown mode, but HR 1717, the bill to replace…

October 7 2013