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Bad debt, billing error dog Rotech’s earnings

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05/16/2012

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare posted contractual and bad debt adjustments totaling $9.6 million for the first quarter of 2012, according to an earnings report the provider released this week.

Manufacturers 'think green and live green'

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05/15/2012

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – Juzo USA took its sustainability efforts to a new level recently by installing a 141-foot wind turbine and 56 solar panels at its manufacturing facility here.

Industry tells Congress, 'We have a solution'

Lawmakers request info on HME closures
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05/11/2012

WASHINGTON – The HME industry is not afraid of competitive bidding—as long as it's done right, stakeholders told lawmakers at a hearing last week in which they touted the market pricing program.

GAO: More experience needed with DME bidding

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05/11/2012

WASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says it's too soon to gauge the full effects of competitive bidding on Medicare beneficiaries and HME providers.

Investors re-commit to Inogen

‘They like what they’ve seen,’ says Scott Wilkinson
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05/11/2012

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Five years after their initial outlay, a group of investors led by Novo A/S has decided to pump millions more into Inogen, the manufacturer and provider of the Inogen One portable oxygen concentrator (POC).

NewsPoll: 'One-stop-shop' approach is key to success, providers say

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05/11/2012

YARMOUTH, Maine – The best way to sell home medical equipment in this market is to sell it all, according to the latest HME NewsPoll. 

The majority of HME providers—63%—say you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

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HME June 2012 NewsPoll

In 100 words or less, explain why you believe it's better to provide a full line of home medical equipment or to specialize in one area. Please include your name, title, company and location.