February Archives
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State Association Spotlight: CAMPS
February 24, 2021
Categories: General
Our HME State Associations do so much to advocate and improve the HME industry. We are excited to feature one of our dedicated state associations in this spotlight! We recently chatted with Bob Achermann and Terry Racciato about California Association of Medical Product Suppliers (CAMPS). Read their spotlight below!Tell us about some success stories for California HME providers and how CAMPS was able to drive these successes!CAMPS... Read MorePaycheck Protection Program to Focus on Businesses with 20 or Fewer Employees
February 23, 2021
Categories: COVID-19, General, Paycheck Protection Program, PHE, PPP
According to a White House press release the Paycheck Protection Program will, for a period of 14 days, only be available to businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The 2-week period is scheduled to begin Wednesday, February 24, and is being implemented in an effort to make sure that these very small businesses do not get excluded from receiving money through the program.
In addition to that 2-week period to focus on very small businesses, other changes being made to the Paycheck Protection...
Read MoreShare Your Story on Braving Winter Storms for Patient Care
February 18, 2021
Categories: General
Power Outages due to Winter Storms Cause Catastrophe for HME Patients and Providers
Severe weather has caused deadly, ripple effects in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and other states in the country. In Texas, at least ten people have died due to massive power outages.
Basic resources are no longer commonplace. Citizens have resorted to running their cars for heat, and millions are instructed to not consume their tap water. The weather has had disastrous consequences on recipients of...
Read MoreVGM Meets with Rep. Miller-Meeks (R-IA-2)
February 18, 2021
Categories: General
John Gallagher, Rep. Miller-Meeks, VGM CEO Mike Mallaro) (Tom Powers, Mike Mallaro, and Miller-Meeks)
As the 117th Congress hits the ground running, VGM realizes the importance of all new congressional leaders understanding the initiatives of the DMEPOS industry and how it impacts our members, vendor partners, and ultimately their livelihood and the patients’ continuum of care.
Earlier this week, our team...
Read MoreHME Past, Present & Future: State of the Industry / Benchmarking Update / Round 2021 & Beyond
February 1, 2021
Categories: Competitive Bidding, COVID-19, General, PHE
Mark Higley presented at the 2020 HME News Business Summit Sept. 15–17. His session, “The 14th Annual HME News/VGM Group Financial Benchmarking Survey,” included a series of data, trends, and analysis as to the state of the industry from 2010 to the present, as well as financial and operational highlights from supplier submissions applicable to their 2019 results. This report is a summarized version of the presentation.
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