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  • They’re Listening

    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,
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  • Editor’s Inbox

    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,
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  • Latest HME News

  • CMS Puts the Brakes on 2005 Oxygen Fee Announcement

    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
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  • Growing Expectations

    As Americans’ waistlines continue to expand, so does the market for bariatric wheelchairs, beds, bath aids and other home medical equipment to accommodate
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  • Power Wheelchairs

    Leisure-Lift Scout Explorer with Equalizer Tilt tilt-in-space system; 50 degrees of tilt with integrated or external control 16-inch seat height (pan
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  • CMS Releases 2005 DME Fee Schedule; Cuts Vary by State

    Washington CMS has released its much-anticipated 2005 DME fee schedule, which includes reimbursement cuts less than many industry observers had feared.
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  • Stay Tuned

    In its final regulation on the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2005, issued Nov. 3, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced
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  • Que Sera, Sera

    Que sera, sera,Whatever will be, will be.The future’s not ours to see,Que sera, sera. If you are a baby boomer like me, chances are you’ve heard this
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  • Respironics Targets Problem Sleeper Market

    Murrysville, Pa. The problem sleeper patient may be a dozing giant for HME. That’s something Respironics is banking on as the sleep products manufacturer
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  • Medicare Revises Wheelchair Cushion Fees

    Baltimore CMS announced an interim wheelchair cushion fee schedule in October that initiated substantial reimbursement cuts for certain cushion codes.
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  • New Sleep Manufacturer Arrives on the Scene

    Minneapolis A new player in the sleep apnea market made its first trade show appearance at Medtrade in Orlando, Fla. At the show, AeioMed introduced a
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  • Busy Week in Orlando

    Orlando, Fla. While providers attending Medtrade 2004 said they are worried about next year’s DME reimbursement cuts, many also said they are ready to
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