Transcript: BIDDING FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT:JULIE WEIDEMANN

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Congressional Testimony
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May 21, 2008
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Congressional Testimony
05-21-2008
Statement of Julie Weidemann Director Palmer Home Medical Supply Committee
on House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship
May 21, 2008 Introduction Chairman Shuler, Ranking Member Fortenberry,
and Members of the Committee, I am Julie Weidemann, Director of Palmer
Home Medical Supply. I am pleased to come before this Subcommittee to discuss
with you the profound risks of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding (CB) Program
being implemented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
I am a Certified Respiratory Therapist and an Iowa Licensed Respiratory
Care Practitioner. I have worked in the home medical equipment industry
since 1988.1 ...

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