With the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program competitive bid window opening July 16, it’s time to make sure you’re on track to submit your bids before the bid window closes September 18.

In 1975, Mark Baiada founded a home nursing company with $16,000 in savings. Today, BAYADA has more than 28,000 employees working in 23 states and six countries, serving approximately 150,000 clients per year.

In any family, there can be awkward situations, moments of conflict and hurt feelings. The same goes for most business settings as well.

That means it’s common that family-run businesses hit bumps along the way.

Courtney Williamson is the CEO and founder of AbiliLife, a minority- and woman-owned medical device business making life easier for Parkinson’s patients. She started her company to solve a problem close to her heart.

Business succession planning is a series of logistical and financial decisions about who will take over your business upon your retirement or in case of death or disability. The first step is to identify the ideal successor to take over your health care business, then determine the best selling arrangement.