House Committee on Small Business

Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
“Competitive Bidding for Durable Medical Equipment”
10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Room 1539 Longworth HOB

WITNESS LIST

Panel 1
Mr. Laurence D. Wilson
Director, Chronic Care Policy Group
Center for Medicare Management
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Panel 2
Dr. Bob Haralson
American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Medical Director
Rosemont, IL
On Behalf of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons

Mr. Linwood Staub
President, Global VAC Therapy
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI)
San Antonio, TX
On Behalf of the Advanced Medical Technology Association

Mr. Casey Hite
Vice-President, Aeroflow Healthcare
Asheville, NC
On Behalf of AAHomecare and the North Carolina Association of Medical Equipment Services

Mr. Heath Sutton
Owner, Mountaineer Oxygen Services
Waynesville, NC

Panel 3
Dr. Rebecca H. Wartman OD
Owner, Doctors Vision Center of Asheville
Asheville, NC
On Behalf of the American Optometric Association

Ms. Julie Weidemann
Director of Palmer Home Medical Supply
West Union, IA
On Behalf of the VGM Group

Dr. Jon Einfalt
Owner, Tom’s Rexall Drug
West Point, NE
On Behalf of the Association of Community Pharmacists

Mr. Gary Gilberti
President and CEO, Chesapeake Rehab Equipment
Baltimore, MD
On Behalf of the National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology