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M&A: Contracts not 'golden ticket'

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03/08/2013

YARMOUTH, Maine – Some HME providers who want to offload their businesses now that they’ve accepted contracts for Round 2 of competitive bidding may find it a tough sell, say M&A analysts.

Event spotlight: Structure and response

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02/26/2013

One of the basic concepts of getting reimbursed is that it’s not a single act, but a series of processes that proceed in a logical order, says consultant David Franklin. 

The team is the theme at conference

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02/26/2013

DALLAS – For more than 20 years, the home infusion industry has worked to get a comprehensive Medicare benefit for home infusion therapy—a tall task, says the National Home Infusion Association (NHIA).

Prosthetist says, time to stop pushing O&P into the corner

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02/26/2013

Dennis Clark got his start in prosthetics working as a janitor and technician at his father’s O&P business in 1968 and obtained his own credentials in 1980. These days, he’s a partner in Clark & Associates Prosthetics and Orthotics in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Diabetes: Post-bid, time to rethink Plan B

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02/26/2013

YARMOUTH, Maine – Providers barely had time to absorb the news that Medicare will pay for all diabetes supplies at the mail-order rate, when those rates were announced, far below the industry’s low expectations.

Buy-sell debate fuels diabetes market

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02/22/2013

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.

Liberty Medical files for bankruptcy

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02/19/2013

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The changes at Liberty Medical Supply are happening at a dizzying speed.

Bottom drops out of diabetes market

‘There is no way (these suppliers) are going to get there’
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02/08/2013

YARMOUTH, Maine – Days after CMS announced draconian cuts to reimbursement for diabetes testing supplies, providers were still scratching their heads.

Getting audited? Speak up

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02/01/2013

WATERLOO, Iowa – Like so many other segments of the HME industry, orthotists and prosthetists are getting hammered by audits.

Elephant in room? Upselling products

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01/25/2013

When Mike Sperduti first started out in sales, he had a co-worker he describes as a “phenomenal” salesman. Behind his back, however, he was called “Elephant Man” due to his appearance.

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