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Medicare Now Covers Wheeled Walker With Seat and Transport Chair
October 9, 2026WASHINGTON—A combination wheeled walker with seat and transport chair, classified as HCPCS code E0150, will now be covered under Medicare as durable medical equipment. According to the Centers for Medicare &Read More →: Medicare Now Covers Wheeled Walker With Seat and Transport Chair -
Always Best Care Appoints Jason Shontz as Chief Financial Officer
October 9, 2026ROCKLIN, California—Always Best Care Senior Services, a provider of nonmedical in-home care and senior living referral services with 295 independently owned and operated locations across the U.S. and Canada, has appointedRead More →: Always Best Care Appoints Jason Shontz as Chief Financial Officer -
Cala Launches Next Generation Wearable Tremor Therapy Nationwide
October 9, 2026SAN MATEO, California—Bioelectric device maker Cala announced nationwide availability of the Cala kIQ Plus System, the latest advancement of its wearable neurostimulation device for action hand tremor in essential tremor (ET) andRead More →: Cala Launches Next Generation Wearable Tremor Therapy Nationwide -
Maker of Diaper Genie Launches Adult Incontinence Disposal System
October 9, 2026MONTREAL, Canada—Angelcare Group, the creators of the Diaper Genie diaper disposal system, have announced the launch of Hygenie, an adult incontinence disposal system. “More than a disposal system, Hygenie elevates homecareRead More →: Maker of Diaper Genie Launches Adult Incontinence Disposal System -
TillaCare Expands Availability of UriCap Female Incontinence Device
October 9, 2026LAND O’ LAKES, Florida—TillaCare announced today the expanded nationwide availability of UriCapTM Female, an innovative female external urine collection device designed to improve at-home urinary incontinence care for women, without theRead More →: TillaCare Expands Availability of UriCap Female Incontinence Device -
AAHomecare Urges Payers to Keep Coverage for High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation
October 8, 2026The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) is asking commercial payers to retain or restore neuromuscular disease as a coverage criteria for high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) after learning that some areRead More →: AAHomecare Urges Payers to Keep Coverage for High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation -
FirstLight Home Care Marks Expands Into Iowa
October 8, 2026WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Nonmedical provider FirstLight Home Care is expanding into Iowa for the first time with a new location in West Des Moines. The opening brings FirstLight’s national footprint toRead More →: FirstLight Home Care Marks Expands Into Iowa -
Matter Health Expands Home-Based Care to Massachusetts and Across Georgia
October 8, 2026NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Matter Health, which delivers home-based care through clinical affiliates to dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid members living in affordable housing communities, today announced the launch of services in Massachusetts and a significant expansionRead More →: Matter Health Expands Home-Based Care to Massachusetts and Across Georgia -
CMS Announces Deadlines for Competitive Bidding Program
October 8, 2026WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the timeline for the new round of competitive bidding for durable medical equipment, with bidder registration beginning Dec. 1, 2026, andRead More →: CMS Announces Deadlines for Competitive Bidding Program -
CMS Says MACs Must Publish Quarterly TPE Results
October 7, 2026WASHINGTON—In late September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a Change Request (CR 14616) requiring that the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) post Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) results onRead More →: CMS Says MACs Must Publish Quarterly TPE Results -
House Report Focuses on Medicare, Medicaid Fraud
October 6, 2026WASHINGTON—Federal and especially state agencies should strengthen oversight of high-risk health care providers to prevent Medicare and Medicaid fraud, concludes a new majority staff report by the House Committee on EnergyRead More →: House Report Focuses on Medicare, Medicaid Fraud -
Deaconess Completes Purchase of 31 Home Health & Hospice Agencies
October 6, 2026CINCINNATI, Ohio—Deaconess Associations Incorporated has completed its acquisition of 31 home health and hospice agencies across eight states from HCA Healthcare. With the transaction now complete, the agencies and their employees join CentralRead More →: Deaconess Completes Purchase of 31 Home Health & Hospice Agencies
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Medicare Now Covers Wheeled Walker With Seat and Transport Chair
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Always Best Care Appoints Jason Shontz as Chief Financial Officer
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Cala Launches Next Generation Wearable Tremor Therapy Nationwide
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Maker of Diaper Genie Launches Adult Incontinence Disposal System
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TillaCare Expands Availability of UriCap Female Incontinence Device
LAND O’ LAKES, Florida—TillaCare announced today the expanded nationwide availability of UriCapTM…
AAHomecare Urges Payers to Keep Coverage for High-Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation
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