Danbury, Conn. In one of the industry's most significant business transactions this year, Praxair Healthcare Services has acquired Beaumont, Texas-based
Columbia, S.C. According to both government officials and industry stake-holders, vague Medicare supplier standards are partly to blame for DME fraud.
Columbus, Ohio On June 17, Gov. Bob Taft signed into law a bill mandating state licensure for all Ohio HME providers. In late May, the licensure bill
As Washington rushed to prepare for former president Ronald Reagan's funeral, 200 industry stakeholders fanned out over Capitol Hill to drive the home
Miami On June 18, nine individuals were charged with a $14.5-million Medicare fraud, money laundering and financial structuring scheme involving more
Washington Reps. David Hobson, R-Ohio, and Harold Ford Jr., D-Tenn., have introduced a bill to rescind the Medicare reimbursement cuts scheduled for January
Foley, Ala. Keith Trowbridge, former president of PolyMedica subsidiary Liberty Healthcare Group, has been appointed president and CEO of Respiratory
Baltimore Last month, CMS announced it has awarded a contract to the North Carolina-based Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to help launch the massive
On June 19, Ken Yannerella, senior vice president of sales for Longmont, Colo.-based Sunrise Medical, passed away in his Dallas home. He was responsible
More than 450 providers, 225 manufacturers and 50 speakers gathered in the heart of farm country June 1-4 to talk about doing more with less, increasing
