Baltimore The 2006 dispensing fee for inhalation drugs will likely fall below the current $57 per month fee, CMS announced last month. Medicare payments

The impact of the diseases that fall under the umbrella of COPD chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma and cystic fibrosis is enormous for the home medical

Brentwood, Tenn., and Lake Forest, Calif. Two of the nation's largest providers have expressed concerns about a proposed reduction in CMS' dispensing

Called the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2005, or H.R. 3559, the bill would: require that competitive bidding not be implemented until

Washington Just before Congress broke for its summer recess, Reps. David Hobson, R-Ohio, and John Tanner, D-Tenn., introduced a bill that many stakeholders

I saw a television report a few weeks back about alternative fuels. Somebody bright has figured out that chicken fat can substitute for gasoline. The

A recent evaluation of top-performing companies turned up some common characteristics. Among them was or B-school speak for the system that alerts management

On July 22, CMS issued instructions specifically allowing suppliers to deliver oximetry testing equipment on behalf of Medicare Independent Diagnostic

Even a motorcycle accident that left him a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic at age 21 won't keep Rick Davidson off a Harley especially when that Harley

Over the summer months, the right combination of sunshine, rain and nutrients produces great grass. It's pretty simple, actually. On the political and