Baltimore A federal panel's proposals to help revamp Medicare's wheelchair benefit spells out many actions the HME industry has pushed hard for in recent

Washington In a December report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended steps Medicare should take to help curb abuse of the program's

As Americans' waistlines continue to expand, so does the market for bariatric wheelchairs, beds, bath aids and other home medical equipment to accommodate

Baltimore In December, CMS released its long-awaited Part B drug price schedule for the first quarter of 2005, effective Jan. 1 through March 31. As predicted,

First, and foremost, I hope you had a joyous holiday season, and may you have a safe and healthy 2005. Yes, it's January, and a young man's fancy turns

Baltimore Oxygen claims will be put on hold for the first few weeks of the new year as home medical equipment providers wait for Medicare to issue the

Who's Scamming Who? When I saw that this so-called investigation began in 2000 (Undercover Agents Catch DME Kickback Scheme in Action, HomeCare Monday,

In mid-December, CMS made announcements on several hot-button issues that home medical equipment providers had been waiting for all year. On Dec. 15,

 

Those who know Joan Cross would call her anything but If you're quiet, you're not going to get anything, says the co-owner of Bradenton, Fla.-based C&C