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OMEPA and Complete Care Medical Hosts Industry Champion, Rep. Markwayne Mullin

Published in Government Relations on May 26, 2022

(Victor Clay, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, John Gallagher)

On Monday, Victor Clay of Complete Home Medical and John Gallagher of VGM attended an event for Industry Champion, Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) in Broken Bow, OK.

Prior to the event in Broken Bow, Rep. Mullin toured Complete Home Medical’s facilities in Idabel, OK.

Rep. Mullin is the Republican lead on H.R.6641, DMEPOS Relief Act of 2022, which provides adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.

We greatly appreciate all the support from Rep. Mullin and his staff as well as Victor Clay from Complete Home Medical and OMEPA for educating and building a relationship with a strong leader.

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