Baltimore After months of waiting for additional guidance on Medicare's power wheelchair and scooter coverage, the home medical equipment industry got
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Atlanta With a number of new mobility policies set to take effect within the next year, many HME stakeholders say CMS should slow down and make some major
Washington CMS' gap-filling methodology, if it is used to set prices for power wheelchair codes, could result in an average payment reduction of 25 percent,
If you have issues with CMS' new interim final rule for power mobility equipment, what is your biggest concern? When CMS released its interim final rule
Baltimore CMS is considering expanding its coverage criteria for home oxygen, according to a national coverage determination reconsideration of the current
Washington A rule proposed by the Department of Transportation would require U.S. and foreign airlines operating to and from the United States to provide
Average Medicare DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) By Product Category DME (E0260, K0001, E0143, Etc.) 47 Respiratory (E1390, J7619, E7619, Etc.) 88 Rehab
Exeter, Pa. Pride Mobility acquired Medford, Ore.-based Silver Star Mobility, a 16-year-old manufacturer of scooter and power chair lifts, last month.
The Roho Group recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Belleville, Ill., for the manufacture of its neoprene support surface products. Formerly
St. Louis, Mo. Three veteran home care executives are at the helm of newly formed Access Point Medical, which describes itself as a global manufacturer
Miramar, Fla. As part of what it calls an aggressive growth push, FLA Orthopedics has acquired Eatontown, N.J.-based American Professional Bracing, a
Fisher & Paykel/Nasal Mask FlexiFit 406 Petite Nasal Mask designed to fit finer-featured faces; incorporates FlexiFit technology with auto-contouring
We're seeing power, augmentative communication devices, from high end to low end everything's out there. It's a constantly changing environment, and the
RespCare/Pediatric Nebulizer Amani pacifier attachment for medication delivery includes child's mask and integrated handle lightweight; latex free Call
The first thing this industry has to do is to start feeling better about itself. For those who are slaves to form, I realize that the subtitle and the
Lake Forest, Calif. Apria Health-care has reached a preliminary agreement with the government and whistleblowers to pay $17.6 million, without admitting
Suppose one of your employees reports trouble with your billing department or your sales force or your therapists. Perhaps an anonymous tip came to your
Shortly before press time, CMS announced the next meeting of the Program Advisory and Oversight Committee, charged with advising CMS on implementing DME