Tag: Gordon Barnes
AAHomecare people news: A milestone, a new role and a new hire
May 28, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Gordon Barnes, senior director of communications for AAHomecare, will retire June 5 after being with the association for more than 20 years. Over two decades, Barnes has written more than 1,500 member communications, hosted hundreds of webinars with industry experts, and coordinated more than 3,000 Capitol Hill meetings and thousands of emails and calls to Congress, according to AAHomecare. “Gordon’s deep policy knowledge, sharp writing, and strong commitment to our...
Higher product costs and supply chain bottlenecks continue to challenge HME
May 28, 2021Gordon Barnes
Even as vaccination rates grow and new cases of COVID-19 are slowing nationwide, HME suppliers and manufacturers remain in the grip of another side effect of the pandemic: higher product costs and increased operational expenses.
HME suppliers first began seeing these impacts in early 2020, as demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) surged, with shortages and higher costs quickly following. Additional impacts of the pandemic were confirmed in a May 2020 survey on supply chain disruptions...