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CMS Announces Competitive Bidding Recompete Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – CMS has announced plans to “recompete” the DME supplier contracts awarded in round two of…

July 21 2014

Fresh AIR for Audit Woes

WASHINGTON, DC – Introduced last week, the Audit Improvement and Reform Act (AIR Act) seeks nothing less than…

July 14 2014

Battling the Barrage of Audits

WASHINGTON, DC – A barrage of government audits continues to cripple many HME companies, and the majority of…

July 14 2014

The Medtrade Educational Advisory Board – What Do They Do?

BETHESDA, MD – The EAB was started years ago as a way to formalize the submission and review…

July 7 2014

Federal Disability Rights Versus Competitive Bidding

BAYONNE, NJ – It is regrettable that the HME industry, throughout a decade of high pitched lobbying against…

June 30 2014

Providers Testify at Small Business Administration Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, a group of advocates (pictured) testified before the Small Business Administration (SBA) on…

June 30 2014

Big Bill, Crucial Time

EXETER, PA – Late last week Reps Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) and John Larsen (D-Conn) introduced HR 4920, the…

June 23 2014

New Bill Deemed “Big Step in the Right Direction”

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Association for Homecare saw its advocacy rewarded last week when Reps Pat Tiberi…

June 23 2014

AAHomecare Talks Competitive Bidding with CMS

WASHINGTON, DC – As part of its continuing collaboration with CMS, AAHomecare staff met with CMS officials on June…

June 16 2014

Register Early for Medtrade to Cement Your Spot

ATLANTA – The registration links are set in cyber stone, and nearly all of the exhibitor space has…

June 16 2014