These are difficult times in our industry. What we must keep in mind is that the population of customers who need our services continues to grow. So while

Recently I was driving to my home in Florida from Charleston, S.C., which I had never done before. Not knowing what to expect, I asked the clerk at a

Any way you look at it, home oxygen providers are finding it more difficult to breathe under current market conditions. As Medicare continues to slash

At the time our staff planned HomeCare's editorial calendar for 2008, we decided it would be beneficial to present information from their peers that might

Noridian Administrative Services (NAS), the Jurisdiction D DME MAC, showed an increase in CO172 (provider specialty code not valid for this type of service)

CMS Announces Round One Bid Winners On May 19, CMS released the names of 325 contract winners for round one of competitive bidding. For the complete list,

If you ask the National Organization on Disability, they'll tell you that It's ability not disability that counts. And to prove it, each year the organization

There's no question about it. America has a weight problem, and there are no signs that the population will change its ways and trim down anytime in the

May 2008 marked a major turning point for the industry and its campaign against the durable medical equipment bidding program that CMS is planning on

On May 21, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship held a hearing on competitive bidding to determine its impact on