Tag: Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate Award
‘Don’t be that guy’: Bill Fredericks on advocacy that works
May 22, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – Bill Fredericks jumped into advocating for the home medical equipment (HME) industry more than 20 years ago when Massachusetts Medicaid was implementing cuts and he needed to learn what was going on – and what he could do about it.
“That's when I first found the Home Medical Equipment and Services association (HOMES) and Karyn Estrella (its former executive director), so I joined that immediately,” he said. “As the owner of a small company, I needed...
AAHomecare honors Bill Fredericks for legislative advocacy
April 30, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has named Bill Fredericks, president and CEO of AllCare Medical Supply, as the recipient of the 2026 Mal Mixon Legislative Award.
Established in 2012, the award honors AAHomecare members who have made exceptional contributions to advancing the home care community’s legislative priorities and who, through their leadership, have inspired others to champion stronger federal policy for the home medical equipment industry.
“Bill’s recognition...
‘Persistence counts’: Michael Hamilton reflects on 50 years of advocacy
May 30, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - From the pre-Medicare days to the advent of artificial intelligence, Mike Hamilton has seen a lot of changes in his decades in the HME industry.
Along the way, he stepped in as president of his family company, Hamilton Oxygen Service, co-founded the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association and still found time to make more than 50 visits to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the industry.
“I love it,” said Hamilton. “I grew up watching HME...
ADMEA’s Hamilton named 2025 Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate
May 15, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Mike Hamilton, executive director of the Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association, received the 2025 Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate Award during the AAHomecare Washington Legislative Conference.
“This year’s award coincides with Mike’s 50th fly-in to Capitol Hill—a truly remarkable milestone that underscores his lifelong commitment to advocacy,” the association said. “That’s five decades of walking the halls of Congress,...
Stockert stands up
May 24, 2019Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON - When you say Barb Stockert, the recipient of the 2019 AAHomecare/Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate Award, lives and breathes advocacy, it's not a clich�.
Stockert, who received the award at last week's Washington Legislative Conference, tells the story of how she and her husband were in a casino years ago and they found out it was so crowded because Kent Conrad, a U.S. senator at the time, was there.
“A bell went off in my head, 'Ding, ding, ding, I've got...
Barb Stockert to receive advocate award
May 2, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - AAHomecare has named Barb Stockert as the recipient of the 2019 AAHomecare/Mal Mixon Legislative Advocate Award.
Stockert, a longtime member of the State Leaders and HME/RT councils at AHomecare, is being recognized for her grassroots efforts across the western U.S., including assisting with the Grassroots Accountability Project, for which she is contact for more than 20 congressional offices.
Stockert has served as the North Dakota co-state chairperson for MAMES since 2004 and...