Tag: Fuel
Taking stock: Challenges, yes – but also progress
June 22, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
When Managing Editor Theresa Flaherty and I sat down to brainstorm ideas for the cartoon for the June issue, we made a conscious decision to steer clear of the usual suspects: Medicare, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and the industry’s ongoing regulatory pressure points – competitive bidding, supplier moratoriums, fraud.
Those topics have fueled more than a few recent cartoons, and for good reason. But this month, we wanted to take a step back.
Instead, we landed on another...
Wright & Filippis drives down costs
November 29, 2010Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ROCHESTER, Mich. - Wright & Filippis has a cab ride in Las Vegas to thank for a new initiative that will not only save the provider money but also make it more “green.”
“Our leadership was attending Medtrade West three years ago and took a cab that was powered by propane,” said Tom Hopkins, the distribution and fleet manager at Wright & Filippis. “A.J. Filippis (president) came back and said, 'We should be looking into this.'”
Fast forward to Medtrade...