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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CMS Lightens Changes to Medicare Advantage Funding

Medicare Advantage customers will not likely see the big benefit cuts or premium hikes next year that insurers have been warning about, says business writer for the Associated Press Tom Murphy. Painful changes for many of Medicare Advantage customers were predicted by health insurers, after the federal government said [...]
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		<link>http://caretouch.net/2013/hme-business-news-weekly-wrap-up-46/</link>
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Survey Indicates Continuous Growth of Sleep Revenue

According to the second quarter 2013 survey done by HME Business and MIzuho Securities USA, sleep providers revenue will continue to grow. Respondents of the survey believe that their sleep revenue will grow by 2.5 percent in the next 12 months. In addition, a growth of 5.5 percent in [...]
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<li><a href='http://caretouch.net/2013/hme-business-news-weekly-wrap-up-43/' rel='bookmark' title='HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up'>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</a> <small>CPAP Still the Treatment of Choice for Sleep Apnea According...</small></li>
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		<link>http://caretouch.net/2013/hme-business-news-weekly-update/</link>
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CMS Releases Contract Suppliers for Round 2

The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS) said that they have awarded 799 suppliers contracts as part of Round 2 of the Medicare Competitive Bidding Program to provide certain medical equipment and supplies to beneficiaries in 91 communities across the country. The bidding program, which was implemented in [...]
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		<link>http://caretouch.net/2013/hme-business-news-weekly-wrap-up-45/</link>
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senate Votes to Repeal Medical Device Tax

The 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device manufactures that was opened up by the Affordable Care Act reforms was voted by the Senate for repeal. The vote showed considerable bi-partisan support to end the excise tax.
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		<link>http://caretouch.net/2013/hme-business-news-weekly-wrap-up-44/</link>
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		<title>CareTouch Provides Medicare Bid Winners with Automated Managed Services Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Denver, CO – April 18, 2013 – CareTouch Communications, Inc. announced the launch of a new Managed Services Program for Home Medical Equipment (HME) providers who won the recent Medicare bid. The program is focused on enhancing revenues and profitability by utilizing the CareTouch360™ platform to automate and simplify patient management from intake or setup [...]
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		<title>CareTouch Launches Adhere™ for Sleep Therapy Compliance Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Denver, CO – March 19, 2013 &#8212; CareTouch Communications, Inc. announced the release of Adhere™, a sleep therapy compliance monitoring service for Home Medical Equipment (HME) providers. Adhere™ is part of the company’s current CareTouch360™ platform which communicates with patients and gives HME providers comprehensive patient status during the first three months they are on [...]
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CPAP Still the Treatment of Choice for Sleep Apnea

According to some HME providers, although CPAP is still the treatment of choice for sleep apnea, they are considering alternative treatment because consumers are pushing for alternatives. Some retailers offer alternatives to people that are not compliant with PAP and those that want to travel. However, they [...]
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Extent of Sequestration&#8217;s Impact on HME Still not Clear

On March 1, the Office of Management and Budget submitted a report to Congress that outlines $85 billion worth of budget cuts to make up sequestration&#8217;s across-the-board 2 percent reductions. The OMB Report to the Congress on the Joint Committee Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2013, offers a [...]
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		<title>HME Business News Weekly Wrap-up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stakeholders Conduct Meetings with Lawmakers on Bidding Flaws

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		<description><![CDATA[Research Suggests that Snoring may Increase the risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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A new study which investigated the possible effects of snoring on the cardiovascular system has found that snoring is associated with a thickening of the inner walls of the carotid arteries. Researchers at Detroit&#8217;s Henry Ford Hospital examined data from 913 patients between the ages [...]
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