Check the HomeCare Monday archives at www.homecarmonday.com for these and other industry headlines:

AAHomecare Paints Stark Picture, Issues Appeal for Action

Invacare, VGM Partner on Support for Independent HMEs

Countdown to Bids: Providers Race Against the Clock

Bush Nominates HHS Veteran Weems to Head Medicare

No NPI Could Mean Claims Rejection in July, CMS Cautions

NCB Turns Technology into Front-Burner Issue

Sunrise Reorganization Splits Business in Two

New Legislation Would Carve Rehab Out of NCB

Fraud Strike Force Yields 38 Arrests in South Florida

Bid Window Opens; Providers Cautioned Not to Rush In

Senate Companion to Tanner-Hobson Bill Introduced

The Scooter Store, DOJ Settle Lawsuits

Cardinal Health to Buy Viasys for $1.5 Billion

Florida Provider Calls on SBA to Halt Competitive Bidding

CMS Releases Financial Yardstick for NCB

HOPP Companion Bill Introduced in Senate

CMS Asks for Comment on the ABN — Again

NPI Numbers Available on the Internet