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84 Members of Congress, Led by Rep. Betty Sutton, Urge Policymakers to Rescind Controversial Medicare 'Competitive' Bidding Rule Before April 18 Deadline

Congressional Members Address Negative Impacts of the Program on Patients & Businesses Nationwide in Letter to the White House & Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent yesterday, a bipartisan group of 84 members of Cong...

Homecare Associations Nationwide Urge Policymakers to Rescind Controversial Medicare 'Competitive' Bidding Rule

Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment and Services Is Anti-Competitive and Harmful to Patients and Seniors ARLINGTON, Va., April 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent today, the American Association for Homecare and 27 regional and state homecare associations urged the White Hou...

As Congress Debates Competitive Bidding Program, Home Oxygen Beneficiaries and Providers Left to Cope with 27 Percent Cut to Medicare Home Oxygen Benefit

Home Oxygen Care Leaders Hope to Move Policymakers to "Thoughtful Dialogue" WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Members of Congress gather today to debate the merits of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive bidding pro...

American Association for Homecare Criticizes Release of Controversial Medicare Bidding Rule in Final Hours of Bush Administration

CMS Bidding Program is Anti-Competitive and Not Answer for Patients & Seniors ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calling the release of the CMS "competitive" bidding rule in the final hours of the Bush Administration, "a disservice to America's seniors and all patients who...

George Will Column Misguided in Touting 'Competitive Bidding' as a Medicare Solution; Controversial Bidding Program is Actually Anti-Competitive and Lowers Quality of Care and Access to Care for Seniors and Disabled

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A congressionally mandated "competitive bidding" initiative for home medical equipment -- already the slowest-rising cost in Medicare -- intended to reduce homecare costs will only succeed in reducing the quality of, and access to, care for patient...

Let the Bidding Begin in Online Auction of Denver Luxury Homes

LFC Group of Companies Announces Newest Auction Campaign of Upscale Properties in Denver, Colorado Newport Beach, Calif (PRWEB) January 5, 2009 -- Leading online real estate auction marketing firm, LFC Group of Companies, launched a new auction campaign of brand new hom...

Assiter Auctioneers Offers Absolute Auction: Bidding to Begin on Hospital Campus in Amarillo, Texas

A rare opportunity to bid on and win the former home of Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital, a major hospital in Amarillo, Texas, as well as adjacent professional office building. Tree-lined, peaceful campus would make an ideal seniors' center, convalescent home, or any other health care related use a...

Florida Physicians Press Sen. Martinez to Support Reform of Medicare Bidding Program after Hospital Discharge Problems Emerge

Physicians Cited Concerns After Delays in Delivering Equipment, Lack of Trained Clinical Staff ARLINGTON, Va., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Florida physicians have written letters to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) citing numerous problems related to the new Medicare competitive bidding progr...

All-Med Services of Florida Awarded Medicare Competitive Bidding Contract

HHS Administrators Visit Facilities to Ensure Successful and Timely Program Implementation MIAMI, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- All-Med Services of Florida today announced its selection by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health a...

Medicare Bidding Program Creates Major Problems for Physicians, Hospitals, and Beneficiaries Seeking Home Medical Equipment

Physicians Cite Patient Concerns about Delays in Oxygen Orders, Lack of Trained Technicians ARLINGTON, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment has created concern and chaos for beneficiaries, physicians, hospital disch...

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Spherics, Inc. Announces Reduced Cognitive Impairment of Novel Extended Release Topiramate (SRx-502) as Compared to Topamax(R)

...on (SRx-502) was shown to be associated with both significantly reduced cognitive impairment and fewer reduced adverse events. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office -- jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pac...

Spherics, Inc. Offers Extended Release Formulation for Sustained and Stable Levodopa Levels

... data available. A supply of clinical drug product is available for an approved Phase II clinical study in Parkinson patients. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office - jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pack...

ActivBiotics Receives Orphan Drug Designation from the European Medicines Agency for Superoxide Dismutase Mimetic, M40403, in Oral Mucositis Indication

...gh an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors. The bidding for the assets, which may be purchased separately ...n purchasing the assets or learning more about the bidding process should contact Mr. Joseph F. Finn, Jr., CPA. bidding packages, which contain technical information and ...

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L-1 Identity Solutions Awarded New Massachusetts RMV Driver's License Contract Valued at an Estimated $32 Million

...e contract is $32 million. The contract was awarded following a competitive bidding process to Digimarc's ID Systems Business, now a part of the Secure Credent...ion of L-1 Identity Solutions. "We conducted a thorough and comprehensive bidding process to ensure that the Commonwealth's new driver's license system would...

Technique monitors thousands of molecules simultaneously

... was built in on the scale necessary was "a logistical nightmare." Getting 12,000 electrodes per square centimeter to selectively do your chemical bidding is Moeller's logistical nightmare. How do you get chemical reactions to happen at just one of the electrodes? Here's how he and his colleagues address...

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Prospect Therapeutics, Inc.'s GCS-100 Inhibited Blood Vessel Formation in a Variety of Cancer Models

..., regulatory dossier, fixed assets and clinical inventory will be sold at auction on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:00 noon. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's Office - jffinnjr@earthlink.net " target="_new"> jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-...

Prospect Therapeutics, Inc. Assigns All Its Assets to Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. for the Benefit of Its Creditors

...ty, regulatory dossier, fixed assets and clinical inventory will be sold at auction on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:00 noon. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's Office - jffinnjr@earthlink.net " target="_new"> jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-...

Medco Delivers First-Quarter 2009 GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.58; Diluted EPS Excluding Amortization of Intangible Assets of $0.63; Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance; Announces Win of Coventry Commercial Business Starting January 1, 2010

...ible assets or goodwill are impaired, or if we shorten intangible asset useful lives; Changes in reimbursement rates, including competitive bidding for durable medical equipment suppliers, could negatively affect our Accredo and PolyMedica revenues and profits; and Anti-takeover provisio...

Spherics, Inc. Presented Three Key Technologies (BIOROD(TM), BIOGIT(TM), and SPHEROMER(TM)) at the 35th Annual Meeting of Controlled Release Society

...OGIT, and SPHEROMER) facilitate targeted drug delivery throughout the gastrointestinal tract and address clinical unmet needs. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office -- jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pac...

Spherics, Inc. Announces Sale of Novel Proprietary Bioadhesive Polymers and Oral Drug Delivery System

...r PK profiles influenced by meals -- Tailored to release drug in a delayed pulse or two pulse release manner (chronotherapy) Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office -- jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pac...

Spherics, Inc. Offers Once Daily Extended Release Formulation for Sustained and Stable Pramipexole Delivery

...aintains a more stable release profile, bypasses the stomach to alleviate GI side effects and requires dosing only once daily. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office -- jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pac...

Spherics, Inc. Successful Bidder May Make MHRA Submission

...bidder may make a new drug submission in 4Q 2009 with the remaining total cost to bring to market expected to cost $7 million. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidentiality Agreement ("CA") obtained from Finn's office -- jffinnjr@earthlink.net or 781-237-8840. They will then receive a bid pac...

China Medicine Announces Strong Second Quarter 2008 Results

...al products obtained though the Guangdong Sunshine Medicine Public Internet bidding System contributed to 35% of total revenues. Sales of pharmaceutical produc...istribution rights, through the Guangdong Sunshine Medicine Public Internet bidding System, to sell all pharmaceutical products included in its current catalog...

Spherics, Inc. Assigns Assets to Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A.

...will liquidate the assets, which consist primarily of pharmaceutical IP, by means of a sealed bid auction on October 10, 2008. Persons interested in bidding must sign a Confidential Disclosure Agreement ("CDA") obtained from Finn's office. They will then receive a bid package and access to the Spherics ele...

China Medicine Announces Solid First Quarter 2008 Results

...o the expansion of our distribution network to rural areas in Guangdong Province and the increase in provincial distribution rights through the online bidding system last quarter." China Medicine usually experiences seasonality in its business such that sales are usually strongest during the last three mon...