Home Health

MACON, Georgia—Elizabeth Sue Ivester, 63, of Warner Robins, has been convicted on one count of health care fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for engaging in a scheme to defraud the Georgia Medicaid program of more than $5.4 million.

MIRAMAR, Florida—INMYTEAM, a health care technology company focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in home health operations, announced the launch of its AI Transcriber for home health care assessments. The transcriber is designed to aid in simplifying outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) documentation, improve Medicare compliance and restore time to clinicians.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Gauge Capital announced that it has acquired Reliable Medical to provide growth capital and complete a recapitalization of the business. 

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan—Assured Home Nursing (AHN), a provider on at-home senior care based in Birmingham, Michigan, announced it is officially certified as a Medicaid Home Help provider in the state. 

AHN's services include helping Medicaid eligible seniors and people with disabilities with activities of daily living (ADLs) like bathing and dressing, as well as instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) like cooking and managing medications.

SAN DIEGO—Jake Leach has officially taken over as the new president and CEO of DexCom, Inc., a glucose biosensing corporation. Leach assumed his expanded responsibilities on Jan. 1.

AUDUBON, Pennsylvania—AIROS Medical, a medical technology manufacturer specializing in compression therapy solutions for lymphedema and venous disorders, announced a longer warranty for its line of pneumatic sequential compression devices.

The AIROS 6P and AIROS 8P sequential compression devices now have a five-year warranty. The previous warranty for these devices was three years. All devices sold after Jan. 1, 2026 are subject to the five-year warranty.

WASHINGTON—David Totaro, former chief government affairs officer for BAYADA Home Health Care, has joined the Liberty Partners Group team, effective Jan. 5, 2026, and will be serving the firm as a principal.

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia—The National Alliance for Care at Home says the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) draft recommendations to cut home health payment rates by 7% for calendar year 2027 and eliminate payment updates for hospice care in fiscal year 2027 are "dangerous and misguided." 

WASHINGTON—Independence Blue Cross (IBX) has teamed up with tango, a provider of post-acute benefit enablement services, to build on the network of home health options it offers Medicare Advantage members. 

DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health has introduced ContinuCare Pathway, a pharmacy-to-supplier referral pathway program designed to help retail pharmacies refer patients to Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions.

NEW YORK—Rhythm Healthcare, a provider of respiratory and durable medical equipment (DME), announced a warranty extension for select oxygen concentrator models, moving coverage from three years to five years. 

This five-year warranty now applies to the following models:

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Health, a health care company that leverages technology to support the delivery of medical products and services, announced a new partnership with Northwood Inc. to provide Blue Cross Complete of Michigan with durable medical equipment (DME) for Medicaid members across the state.

BANNOCKBURN, Illinois—BrightStar Care, a provider of in-home care and medical staffing, has been recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500. The company said this is its 16th year in a row on the list, and BrightStar Care jumped nearly 30 positions from the previous year, now ranking at No. 159.

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan—Mary Free Bed at Home announced it has been named among America's Best Home Health Agencies for 2026 by Newsweek and Statista. Ranked fifth in the state of Michigan, and first in West Michigan, this ranking places Mary Free Bed at Home among the top 300 home health providers nationwide, selected from more than 10,000 agencies across the country.

NEW YORK—Ash, a provider of at-home care delivery, announced a partnership with Innovaccer, a health care artificial intelligence (AI) platform company. The collaboration will integrate Ash's end-to-end at-home health testing solution within Galaxy, Innovaccer's AI platform that unites payer risk adjustment and HEDIS (health care effectiveness data and information set) management.

CUSHING, Oklahoma—Mark Loftis, a medical supply company owner and chiropractor was charged for his alleged role in a conspiracy to submit fraudulent claims to multiple federal health care programs. The claims were for orthotic braces and other durable medical equipment (DME). Loftis was also charged for the theft of government fund intended to support health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WACO, Texas—Increasing financial pressure has more homecare agencies concerned about their profitability, according to a new survey from software provider AxisCare. 

SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc. announced it has acquired its second-largest franchisee and one of the longest-tenured franchise operations in the Interim HealthCare network.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Interim’s corporate operations expanded to include the upstate and midlands of South Carolina, along with a hospice location in Atlanta, Georgia. Local franchise leadership will now report into Interim HealthCare’s headquarters.

DALLAS—21st Century Health Care Consultants, a provider of consulting, licensing, accreditation and training services for homecare agencies nationwide, announced a strategic alliance with Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), a provider of home-based care software and administrative services.