Tag: Diabetes Plus
National mail-order program: Too much to handle?
April 5, 2013Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - Regardless of who accepted contracts for the national mail-order program for diabetes supplies, providers predict “chaos” on July 1.“There is going to be a big tsunami of customers looking for supplies,” said Samuel Kim, COO of Chatsworth, Calif.-based Louisiana Care Concepts. “There are going to be issues with types of supplies, the brands available. There's a lot of confusion and I don't think anyone is really prepared.”There's not much time...
Buy-sell debate fuels diabetes market
February 22, 2013Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine - A handful of national mail-order diabetes providers have been on the hunt for smaller companies to buy, but so far, it doesn't look like there have been many takers.“I haven't followed up with any of them,” said Chris Rice, CEO of Diamond Respiratory Care in Riverside, Calif. “I don't know what they could possibly offer with the new reimbursement.”CMS in late January announced an average rate reduction of 72% for the national mail-order program. A box...