House Committee on Small Business

Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade
Hearing on “The Impact of Competitive Bidding on Small Businesses
in the Durable Medical Equipment Community” 
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10 a.m.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building

WITNESS LIST

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

Panel 2
Ms. Georgetta Blackburn
Blackburn’s
Tarentum, PA
On behalf of AA Homecare

Mr. Robert E Brant
President
Accredited Medical Equipment Providers of America, Inc.
Davie, FL

Mr. Wayne E. Stanfield
President, CEO
National Association of Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers (NAIMES)

Mr. William H. (Bill) Griffin
President, CEO
Griffin Home Health Care, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
On Behalf of North Carolina Association for Medical Equipment Services

Mr. Gerald Sloan
Founder, CEO
Progressive Medical Equipment
Lenexa, KS

Dr. Alan Routman, MD
Fort Lauderdale, FL
On Behalf of American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons