I recently ran into a case of Medicare waste. No, not the kind we read about in OIG reports or DOJ actions. The kind of waste I saw is much more insidious, and it's built into our health care system.

As our staff readies this magazine for press, the mid-term election frenzy is in full swing with controlling seats in the House and Senate up for grabs.
As with many sectors in HME, manufacturers say the market for manual wheelchairs continues to grow right along with the aging population that needs them.
Manual wheelchairs are the mainstay of the home medical equipment business, yet very few sales reps spend much time analyzing how to sell these products.
Washington CMS' new fee schedule for power mobility devices slashes reimbursement by more than 40 percent for some equipment, prompting stakeholders to

His title may be vice president of marketing for the Americas at San Diego-based ResMed, but Ron F. Richard is also a tireless advocate for home care.
It's no secret that rehab providers have always faced some tricky reimbursement challenges. Finding the funding for technology advancements and quality-of-life
The next meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee (PAOC), charged with advising CMS on implementing competitive bidding in 2007, is scheduled