Houston A doctor has pleaded guilty to a scheme that resulted in $30 million in fraudulent billings to Medicare. Dr. Callie Hall Herpin admitted at an
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Amherst, N.Y. The founder of Associated Healthcare Systems will be stepping back from day-to-day operations at the respiratory company, which has grown
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If there is one constant in the home medical equipment industry, it is change. Product lines, reimbursement rates, governmental regulations, even the
Reports of fraud and abuse, the subsequent government crackdown and a CMS revamp of the Medicare mobility benefit have left both providers and manufacturers
Bryce Harlow, who was an adviser to three presidents and a lobbyist for many years in Washington, once said: If the business community would ever abandon
The administration, the National Governors Association and Congress are negotiating over ways to contain what policy analysts describe as the explosive
Now that the winter freeze has gone (at least for the northern hemisphere) and flowers are beginning to appear, bees and other insects are busy collecting
If you like the Wizard of Oz, then 2005 is your year because we're definitely not in Kansas anymore. Let's tick through all the changes just one more
It's been 40 years since a debate over health care coverage for seniors gave birth to Medicare, and while lifts, ramps and transfer systems have come
Baltimore For months, a panel advising CMS on DME competitive bidding has stressed that supplier quality standards are key to a successful program. At
Baltimore CMS plans to roll out a massive proposed regulation this summer detailing exactly how DME competitive bidding will be implemented when it begins
Patients with type 2 diabetes who also have sleep apnea can lower glucose levels with the help of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure device) therapy,
Baltimore CMS has begun an effort to show how the agency considers what new products and services to cover and not to cover under the Medicare benefit.
Baltimore A coalition of mobility stakeholders is asking CMS to shed light on documentation requirements for medical necessity before it implements new
Baltimore CMS has released an interim rule that aims, among other reforms, to reduce the time frames for certain Medicare claims appeals. Under the rule,
Washington It's not every day the HME industry can get five lawmakers and 45 congressional aides to leave their offices and walk over to an adjacent office
Lansing, Mich. The Michigan HME association has successfully postponed a potentially devastating Medicaid cut for home oxygen, sources said, as providers