PHOENIX, Arizona (April 5, 2022)—The three biggest issues facing home medical equipment (HME) providers in the coming year are really holdovers from 2021: the continuation of Philips Respironics’ device recall, the open-ended fate of competitive bidding and the question of when the public health emergency will end, experts said at Medtrade West.
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Seth Johnson is vice president of government affairs for Pride Mobility Products Corp. and is based in Washington, D.C. He is also the vice-chair of the AAHomecare Rehab and Assistive Technology Council. In his role with Pride, Johnson lobbies on Capitol Hill, the White House and CMS on major policy issues impacting rehab providers. Before joining Pride, Johnson was the vice president of government affairs for AAHomecare.
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