LAS VEGAS (December 4, 2017)—SmartSaver registration rates (the most inexpensive you can get) for Medtrade Spring are officially in effect. SmartSaver rates are considerably lower than later and/or day-of-show rates. The last day to take advantage of SmartSaver rates is December 10, 2017. The spring version of the nation’s premiere HME trade show is scheduled for March 27–29, 2018, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Ambulances Stick Patients With Surprise Bills

TUSCAN, Ariz. (December 1, 2017)—Health care M+A advisory firm VERTESS continues its strategic growth with the addition of Eric Hymes, a respected Durable Medical Equipment (DME) executive, as a managing director.

PHILADELPHIA (November 30, 2017)—The TENA brand’s premium absorbent product portfolio, made by Essity (formerly SCA), features new enhancements to promote skin health. TENA Premium Briefs, Protective Underwear and Heavy Pad incontinence products will now feature TENA ConfioAir 100 percent breathable technology, which allows excess moisture to evaporate, to help maintain skin’s natural moisture balance and improve comfort for wearers.

Via HOMES, NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (November 30, 2017)—Late afternoon on November 22, MassHealth published proposed regulation and rate changes and scheduled a public hearing for December 13 at 1 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room, 100 Hancock Street, Quincy, Mass. The proposed effective date of the regulations is February 23, 2018.

Via AAHomecare, WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 30, 2017)—As mandated in the December 2016 CURES bill, federal Medicaid reimbursement to states for home medical equipment cannot exceed what Medicare would have allowed for these items beginning on January 1, 2018.  

CINCINNATI (November 29, 2017)—FirstLight Home Care, a national provider of non-medical homecare, has appointed Julie Doyle as its new executive director of human resources, talent acquisition and client care services.