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          CRT Exemption Expected as Part of Lame Duck Legislation    
  
        WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 12, 2018)—Language exempting complex rehab manual wheelchairs from the competitive bidding program and mandating an 18-month delay for the application of bidding-derived...  
  

  

      
          100 OASIS-D Questions and Counting    
  
        (December 11, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published answers to more than 100 questions from home health providers, related to the Outcome and...  
  

  

      
          SIGVARIS Adds Armsleeves to SECURE Line    
  
        PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (December 11, 2018)—SIGVARIS announced the addition of SECURE armsleeve, SECURE glove and SECURE gauntlet to the growing SECURE product family. Like the SECURE leg garment, the...  
  

  

      
          Drive DeVillbiss Adds to Bed Selection    
  
        PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. ( December 10, 2018)—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare announced the addition of the Low‐Height, Semi‐Electric and Manual Crank beds as part of the Premier Homecare Bed collection....  
  

  

      
          ResMed Named Top 100 Corporate Citizen    
  
        SAN DIEGO (December 10, 2018)—ResMed, a provider of cloud-connected medical devices and out-of-hospital software-as-a-service (SaaS) business solutions, was named one of America’s top 100...  
  

  

      
          ComForCare Adds Private Duty Nursing to Franchise System    
  
        DETROIT (December 5, 2018)—ComForCare Health Care Holdings, LLC, a provider of homecare, is rolling out private duty nursing across the franchise system. The announcement was made at the company’s...  
  

  

      
          ACHC Partners with Imark Billing    
  
        CARY, N.C. (December 6, 2018)—Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) has announced a new partnership with Imark Billing that allows Imark Billing customers to receive special pricing on ACHC...  
  

  

      
          Wound Care Connection Rebrands as VGM Wound Care    
  
        WATERLOO, Iowa (December 6, 2018)—VGM has announced changes to its wound care offerings with the rebrand of Wound Care Connection to VGM Wound Care.

With the new name and look, VGM Wound Care...  
  

  

      
          Paragon Ventures Announces Sale of Independence HomeHealthWares    
  
        E. PROVIDENCE, R. I. (December 5, 2018)—Paragon Ventures has announced the sale of Independence HomeHealthWares to Point Ventures Inc. Independence is a provider of home medical equipment,...  
  

  

      
          Aeroflow Healthcare Acquires CPAP Resupply Program    
  
        ASHEVILLE, N.C. (December 5, 2018)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a durable medical equipment (DME) provider, announced the acquisition of Wheelock Home Medical’s continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)...  
  

  

      
          Curavi Health Acquires TripleCare    
  
        PITTSBURGH (December 5, 2018)—Curavi Health Inc. announced the acquisition of TripleCare, a Long Island City, New York-based provider of telemedicine solutions for the post-acute, long-term care...  
  

  

      
          CareLinx Launches Medicare At Home    
  
        BURLINGAME, Calif. (December 5, 2018)—CareLinx, an online home caregiver network, announced the national launch of Medicare At Home. The product enables Medicare Advantage plans to safely and...  
  

  

      
          CMS Proposed Rule Encourages Telehealth Innovation    
  
        (December 4, 2018)—On October 26, 2018, CMS issued Contract Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Proposed Rule CMS-4185-P. The rule updates Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare...  
  

  

      
          ResMed Acquires Propeller Heatlh    
  
        SAN DIEGO (December 4, 2018)—ResMed, a provider of cloud-connected medical devices and out-of-hospital software-as-a-service (SaaS) business solutions, announced it has entered a definitive agreement...  
  

  

      
          Bonafide and Allegiance Group Announce Integration     
  
        THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (December 4, 2018)—Bonafide Management Systems officially announced that it has full integration with Allegiance Group, a provider of patient pay billing and collection services...