Shields Up!

By schmidtpa | June 9, 2026

Policy experts on CMS’s newly proactive strategy against fraud. June 9, 2026 | Laurie Watanabe Combating Medicare fraud is hardly a new topic to the durable and home medical equipment industry (DME/HME). What does change from administration to administration is how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) chooses to fight fraud.The most recent CMS…

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Lawmakers should support SOAR Act to improve respiratory care | Opinion

By schmidtpa | June 2, 2026

Better support for oxygen services and better access to respiratory therapists would mean better health outcomes for patients throughout Maine. By Keith Siegel | June 1, 2026 For over four decades, I’ve helped people breathe easier as a respiratory therapist. I evaluate medical oxygen equipment, flow levels and symptoms to understand patients’ needs. Helping patients…

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