ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Although AAHomecare’s Medical Supplies Council has a lot on its plate, it comes as no surprise that the impact of competitive bidding tops its agenda.
Despite dwindling reimbursement and documentation hassles for Medicare and some commercial payers, when it comes to the sleep market, it seems like everyone wants a piece of the pie, say providers.
It’s been a busy year for Rich Roberts, CEO of CPAP Care Club in Nashville, Tenn. In just 12 months, he’s made a dozen acquisitions, tripled his workforce and won CPAP contracts in every market.
YARMOUTH, Maine – With the majority of Round 2 CPAP contracts awarded to out-of-area suppliers, providers say they expect to see the re-supply market shift toward mail-order—a model that won’t work for the machines, they say.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Diabetes Care Club, a provider of mail-order diabetic test strips owned by Simplex Healthcare, has acquired Jupiter, Fla.-based Priority Diabetes Supply, according to a press release.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – With DME MACs and RACs training their sights on prosthetists, the American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association (AOPA) took CMS to task recently on what it calls the “egregious behavior” of auditors.
Provider Dana Voien says upcoming guidelines from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will have a positive effect on CPAP providers and truck drivers alike.
