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U.S. Health Spending Outpacing Economy

Recession puts 2008, 2009 health expenditures above other spending.

Medtrade Spring CEU Details Unveiled

Rehab and Respiratory conference tracks offer continuing education credits.

MED Group Slates National Rehab Network Summit

Scheduled for June 9 through 11, the event will be held in Denver

Medtrade Spring Sneak Peak: Fastrack Scoreboard

Software system provider gearing up to launch new tool.

VGM Delays Seminar Series

Move is a response to CMS’s interim rule to restart competitive bidding.

CMS Delays Interim Competitive Bidding Rule

Effective date for round one restart from Feb. 17 to April 18.

Senior Services Referral Site Debuts

SeniorCareMarketer.com helps providers market their services.

Providers to Congress: 'NCB’s Flawed'

Providers testify on Capitol Hill about how competitive bidding will hurt U.S. healthcare, patients.

AAHomecare Forming ‘New Oxygen Coalition’

Various parties converge to improve Medicare's oxygen benefit.



Alliance Scale Unveils Wheelchair Scale

Scale features 700 lb. by 0.2 lb. capacity and provides a 29.5-inch by 32-inch platform.

Daschle Withdraws HHS Nomination

HME industry is left to ponder who will replace him.

United States Faces Diabetes Epidemic

NIH, CDC study says almost 13% of U.S. adults have the disease.

Respiratory Management Web Site Debuts

HME Business sister publication, Respiratory Management, has launched a new Web site.

Obama Administration Stalls Eleventh Hour Regulations

Memo could help delay last-minute CMS rules on competitive bidding, surety bonds.

Pride Mobility Gears Up for 2009 Seminar Tour

Pride Mobility Products Corp. has launched its 2009 Pride University Seminar Tour, a 29-city series that starts on Feb. 12 in Charlotte, N.C.

FAA Approves Invacare XPO2

Administration says POC can take to the air.

Essentially Women Hosting Focus on the Future

Group purchasing organization slates ninth annual educational conference and tradeshow.

O2 Benefits Reform Unveiled

Plan would eliminate the 36-month rental cap

CMS Issues New NCB Rule

Interim rule on re-bidding round one released in final days of Bush Administration.

CMS Implements Surety Bond Requirement

HME Providers must post a $50,000 bond.

Congressional Letter Calls for Delay of O2 Rules

Associations enlist providers to urge their Representatives to sign onto letter to CMS.

Freedom Lift Gains New Name, Logo

Freedom Lift Corp. will now operate under the name Freedom Sciences LLC, and has developed a new logo to reflect the change.

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