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When it comes to health care, government has an obligation to care for the elderly, the disabled and poor children. And we will meet those responsibilities.
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HomeCare Staff
HomeCare staff Meg Herndon and Hannah Wolfson were joined by writers Kristin Easterling and Gail Short to tell these stories. Tamara Davie’s photo on page 32 was taken by Ursula Hope Photography.
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I don't think anybody's got a better handle on health care than me. Former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, on his announcement that he might seek the 2008 -
Accreditation Rush: It’s Like Russian Roulette
Baltimore A mid-December meeting between CMS and the industry's 11 DMEPOS accreditors has sent those organizations and many unaccredited providers scrambling. -
CMS Approves DME Accreditors
Baltimore In late November, CMS announced the names of 11 accrediting organizations approved to accredit DMEPOS providers who want to work in the Medicare -
Scooter Store Lays Off 200
New Braunfels, Texas The Scooter Store announced last month that it had laid off 200 employees, blaming Medicare's reimbursement cuts for power mobility