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  • OIG: DME Supplies for Home Dialysis Cost Too Much

    Washington Medicare could save millions if beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) used supplies from dialysis facilities rather than from durable
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  • OSA Linked to Recurrence of Heart Problems

    Dallas Evidence continues to mount for a connection between obstructive sleep apnea and heart disorders. The latest research, which appeared in the May
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  • New Products

    Sunrise Medical/Folding Wheelchair Quickie Chameleon designed for quick assembly and features angle-adjustable seat sling features adjustable seat depth,
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  • Survival of the Savviest

    Last month at Medtrade Spring, I shared an elevator with an unhappy provider. Through 22 floors and frequent stops, she ticked off at least a half dozen
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  • Standard Electronic Ordering on the Horizon

    Las Vegas In a meeting of the minds last month at Medtrade Spring, representatives from some of the home medical equipment industry’s largest manufacturers
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  • Scooters Gain Ground in Mobility Race

    Attention, everyone entrenched in the fierce debate over the finer points of scooter sales and production: Take note of the comeback scooters are making
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  • Proceed with Caution

    The Office of Inspector General in April issued a Special Advisory Bulletin about joint-venture arrangements between mail-order pharmacies and home medical
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  • Grassley’s DME Cuts Don’t Make the Cut

    Washington Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has made no secret of the fact that rural health reimbursements are his top priority. Last month, he kept a promise to introduce legislation to help rural Medicare providers “at every opportunity.” But Grassley’s plan came at a cost — and, under the provisions of a recent amendment, the durable medical equipment industry was slated to bear some of that cost. Not waiting for a health-care-related bill to come along, Grassley added a $25 billion rural health care amendment to the Senate’s tax bill, and included two DME cuts to offset the expense. The first cut would freeze consumer-price-index increases for DME for 10 years. The second would reduce reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs, from 95…
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  • AAHomecare Picks New President

    Alexandria, Va. At Medtrade Spring last month, the American Association for Homecare announced that Kay Cox will replace Tom Connaughton as president of AAHomecare, effective June 1. Cox, who has more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry, most recently worked as vice president of the Washington office and political action committee of Beverly Enterprises, a $2.4 billion company that operates skilled nursing facilities nationwide. More information about Cox, and a message from Cox herself, appear in HomeCare‘s Medtrade Report, beginning on page 30. For breaking news, go to www.homecaremonday.com, the electronic news service of the home medical equipment industry.
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  • Rotech Raid Sparks Speculation, Concern

    Orlando, Fla. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation April 30 raided Rotech’s headquarters in Orlando, as well as company offices in Maine, New York, Arkansas and Illinois, according to WFTV, an Orlando television station. Approximately 50 agents took part in the Orlando raid, removing “boxes and boxes of documents,” WFTV reported. One day later, Rotech released a statement confirming the raids and explaining that the company does not know the reason for the investigation. “The company is cooperating fully with the investigation,” the statement said. “However, [Rotech] has not been informed by the government of the subject matter of the inquiry.” Federal investigations are not new for the HME giant. Last March, Rotech paid $17 million to settle allegations that, between 1995 and 2000,…
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  • Seating & Positioning

    Invacare/Pressure-Reduction Support Cushions Infinity Series Call 800/333-6900. Web site: www.invacare.com Circle 444 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Sunrise Medical/Wheelchair Back Jay Precision Back Call 800/333-4000. Web site: www.sunrisemedical.com Circle 439 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Convaid/Positioning Wheelchair Cruiser Ready Call 888/266-8243. Web site: www.convaid.com Circle 448 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Varilite/Pressure-Relief Support Cushion Evolution Call 800/827-4548. Web site: www.varilite.com Circle 449 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Freedom Designs/Tilt-In-Space Folding Wheelchair Gizmo Tilt-in-Space Call 800/331-8551. Web site: www.freedomdesigns.com Circle 446 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Leisure-Lift/Power Wheelchair Scout Boss with Rehab Seat Call 800/255-0285. Web site: www.pacesaver.com Circle 445 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Sammons Preston/Seating System Leckey Advance Seating System Call 800/323-5547. Web site: www.sammonspreston.com Circle 447 or…
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  • Legislative Lowdown

    Las Vegas Some of Medtrade Spring’s most popular conferences covered legislative and regulatory topics, explaining the prospects for national competitive bidding, the status of “inherent reasonableness” regulations and the progress of state licensure laws. Attendees filled the chairs, lined the walls and sat on the floor at the American Association for Homecare’s legislative update conference. Following are summaries of a few of the legislative and regulatory subjects that AAHomecare staff members discussed: DME Competitive Bidding — Tom Connaughton, AAHomecare’s president, said the home care industry was fortunate to escape DME competitive bidding last year, after President Bush’s 2003 budget and a successful bill in the House of Representatives touted the system as a viable way for the federal government to save money. There are many…
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