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President’s budget reins in DME spending

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HME News Staff
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03/07/2014
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General News

WASHINGTON – President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget includes proposals to limit Medicaid spending on DME and to ramp up Medicare fraud efforts.

New coalition seeks to protect urologicals

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/06/2014
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General News

NEW YORK – The United Spinal Association and a group of manufacturers have banded together to ensure people with disabilities have access to needed supplies.

VGM gathers bidding comments

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/05/2014
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General News

WATERLOO, Iowa – The VGM Group has received 280 replies so far for its online competitive bidding survey, and it doesn’t want to stop there. 

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Medline to open $18M distribution center

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/04/2014
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Vendors

MUNDELEIN, Ill. – Medline Industries will open a new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Lincoln County, N.C., in early 2015, the manufacturer/distributor of medical and surgical supplies announced March 3.

In shock: CMS seeks to not only spread bid rates but also bundle payments

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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02/28/2014
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General News

WASHINGTON – Last week’s proposal to expand competitive bidding nationwide was likely a rude awakening for HME providers who have been sitting on the sidelines thinking that the program wouldn’t directly affect them, say stakeholders.

Audit notebook: CNN, legislation and an olive branch

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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02/28/2014
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General News

YARMOUTH, Maine – In the wake of the Feb. 12 forum on audits, the big question is: Where does the HME industry go from here?

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