Bakersfield, Calif. Rep. Bill Thomas, the House Ways and Means Committee chairman who has been at odds with the HME industry for years, announced last
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Las Vegas After its January protest outside Rep. Bill Thomas' office, Last Chance for Patient Choice is planning another rally, this time in Washington,
Baltimore A certificate of medical necessity alone was insufficient for reimbursement of a provider's power wheelchair claims, a U.S. district court ruled
Washington A consumer-rights organization has filed a lawsuit that claims the Deficit Reduction Act is unconstitutional because the House of Representatives
Baltimore CMS will expand Medicare home oxygen coverage criteria for beneficiaries enrolled in a CMS-approved clinical trial. Under a final national coverage
Washington The method CMS uses to determine payments for Part B drugs is flawed and cost Medicare $110 million last year, according to a new report by
Baltimore CMS is warning seniors and people with disabilities about a scheme that asks Medicare beneficiaries for money and checking account information
Average Medicare DSO(Days Sales Outstanding)By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, etc.) 68 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, etc.) 48 Rehab (K0011,
Washington Legislation that would carve out rehab and assistive technology from competitive bidding has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
Las Vegas The storm clouds that hovered above the Las Vegas Convention Center for much of last month's Medtrade Spring may have seemed a fitting symbol
Las Vegas The industry's hard push on the Hobson-Tanner bill continues. As of press time, the bill had 92 co-sponsors and another six verbal commitments,
Graham-Field/Compressor Nebulizers John Bunn Nano Line both Nano-Neb (pictured above) and Nano-Sonic designed to be travel-friendly and compact quiet
ConvaQuip/Bariatric Wheelchair 900 XL Series three seat widths to choose from; custom seat widths also available removable armrests for transfers 700-pound
Medical equipment suppliers often have a hard time breaking down the important task of internal analysis into manageable, bite-sized pieces. Let's explore
Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt. Herbert Hoover Every American, male and female, from senior citizen to newborn infant,
While sessions on accreditation packed them in at Medtrade Spring last month, show attendees were buzzing about a variety of current industry issues.
If we had not gone into retail, I don't think we would be here now, says Bob McNellis, president of Peaks & Plains Medical in Spokane, Wash. Last year,
When it comes to being prepared for the implementation of competitive bidding, Patrick Hanna believes in the inside-out approach. With CMS poised to implement
Fighting home care battles in Washington can be like playing a game of chess: You have to look at the whole board and pay attention to each piece. Your
On most days, each one of us could easily fix some of the biggest problems associated with third party payers and how they establish coding, coverage