Dallas In the latest power wheelchair scheme to come out of Texas, a federal grand jury has indicted three wheelchair supply company owners, charging
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Baltimore The Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (MCAC) has made a preliminary decision not to expand program coverage for in-home sleep testing. Current
When President Bush signed the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) in December 2003, the nation focused on the law's unprecedented prescription drug benefit for Medicare. But buried in the mammoth legal document is a provision mandating competitive bidding for DME.
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.
Sarasota, Fla. Hoveround Corp. opened its first retail location in a St. Petersburg, Fla., Wal-Mart Supercenter last month. Between 150,000 and 200,000
It's no secret that rehab providers have always faced some tricky reimbursement challenges. Finding the funding for technology advancements and quality-of-life
Physical Therapist Barbara Crane has always found it difficult to explain her job. She says that the English language can only paint broad brush strokes
It's hard to pigeonhole rehabilitation. An auto-accident victim might have different needs than an elderly patient who has suffered a stroke. One wheelchair
Caring for patients in the home is all in the details, according to leading HME manufacturers. Beyond the wheelchair or the oxygen concentrator, there
But I see our country starting to divide, almost evenly, into two diverse factions. One-half of our population is favorable to progress or reform, and
Invacare/Oxygen Concentrator Platinum 10 delivers up to 10 liters per minute of continuous oxygen features many of the same parts used in the company's
In mid-December, CMS made announcements on several hot-button issues that home medical equipment providers had been waiting for all year. On Dec. 15,
Who's Scamming Who? When I saw that this so-called investigation began in 2000 (Undercover Agents Catch DME Kickback Scheme in Action, HomeCare Monday,
Baltimore Oxygen claims will be put on hold for the first few weeks of the new year as home medical equipment providers wait for Medicare to issue the
First, and foremost, I hope you had a joyous holiday season, and may you have a safe and healthy 2005. Yes, it's January, and a young man's fancy turns
Baltimore In December, CMS released its long-awaited Part B drug price schedule for the first quarter of 2005, effective Jan. 1 through March 31. As predicted,