HME Business

The MPP provides a competitive approach to setting Medicare reimbursement rates for HME, but does so in a way that is actually competitive. Jan 01, 2012

No other trend in the Big 10 for 2012 will influence the course of the HME industry more than how Round Two plays out. Jan 01, 2012

The industry finds itself at a crossroads when it comes to the fight against competitive bidding. The toxic program clearly needs to be repealed, but the current political environment might not be hospitable to that proposal. Can the industry live with a middle ground solution? Oct 01, 2011

The removal of the first-month purchase option has forever changed the standard power mobility industry? How have they fared since implementation? What does the HHS Office of Inspector General’s recently increased efforts to call mobility funding into question portend? Oct 01, 2011

If Round Two wasn’t on respiratory providers’ radar, it probably is now, making it a good time to look at the recent past to peer into the near future. Oct 01, 2011

Observation Deck

Providers can control the fate of their businesses by supporting the MPP. Jan 01, 2012

Observation Deck

Prepare for Round Two, but strive to control the fate of your industry. Dec 14, 2011

Editor’s Note

The industry must give the MPP a unified push while there’s still time. Dec 01, 2011

Editor's Note

While a bidding repeal is everyone’s first option, the MPP is our surest bet. Oct 20, 2011

Editor's Note

If you believe that middle America is the true engine of the economic growth, then it is imperative that those residing in that economic sweet spot need to be regularly and gainfully employed so that they can invest back into the economy. Oct 01, 2011