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Optimism at Medtrade Spring 2018
Colleagueship shined at Medtrade Spring 2018 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, where the weather was quite fine.
Winners from the New Product Pavilion (Sponsored by HomeCare Magazine).
LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2018)—Medtrade Spring 2018 attendees voted on their favorite new products in the long-running New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine. Top vote getters at the Spring version of the nation’s premiere HME-focused trade show were:
Dedicated Financing: Bringing Essential Equipment within Reach
With rising insurance premiums, increasing deductibles, and continual growth in out-of-pocket costs across the board, consumers today may face severely strained budgets when it comes to healthcare purchases. For the purchase of mobility devices, beds and support surfaces, oxygen, apnea devices, and other home medical equipment, this financial crunch can be especially troubling.
Sleep-related equipment providers in D.C. area had major win.
WATERLOO, Iowa (March 28, 2018)—VGM recently helped solidify an important win for providers of sleep-related equipment in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia.
VGM took action after members raised concerns over a letter received from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. In the letter, CareFirst notified providers of its intentions to reduce the number of durable medical equipment providers participating in the network authorized to dispense CPAP equipment.