The partnership enables care collaboration & real-time patient insights

BOARDMAN, Ohio—Angel Care Medical, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME), along with President, Dan Halas, announced integration capabilities with PointClickCare, a health care technology platform enabling care collaboration and real-time patient insights. This collaboration aims to improve efficiency, accuracy and patient care quality.

Defendant signed more than 2,000 orders for durable medical equipment without performing an assessment

BOSTON—A Virginia-based nurse practitioner was sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces.

Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the doctor, pick up medications, and accomplish other daily tasks.

She received coverage through Florida’s Medicaid program until it abruptly stopped at the end of March, she said.

AREX said it believes Enhabit’s shares do not reflect its intrinsic value or strategic Potential

NEW YORK—AREX Capital Management, LP (“AREX Capital Management” or “we”), together with its affiliates, the owners of approximately 4.8% of the shares of Enhabit, Inc. (Enhabit), issued the below statement expressing its disappointment in the conclusion of Enhabit’s strategic review.

A close vote on the final day earned the gold for a new product called the Jover Walker Cover from Pennsylvania-based Jover

DALLAS—Medtrade attendees at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas cast votes earlier this year for their favorite products in the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Media. A close vote on the final day earned the gold for a new product called the Jover Walker Cover from Pennsylvania-based Jover. 

EHC brings awareness so senior mental health during Mental Health Awareness Month

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care, a provider of in-home care services, emphasizes the importance of mental health in senior care during Mental Health Awareness Month. As the aging population grows, mental health issues among seniors, such as depression, anxiety and cognitive decline, have become increasingly prevalent. Executive Home Care is committed to supporting senior mental health through comprehensive in-homecare services, the company said. 

Continues to execute on operating plan, commences planned board transition

DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced Enhabit’s Board of Directors (the Board) has concluded the company’s strategic review process, announced in August 2023, which was overseen by the Board with assistance from its financial and legal advisors, Goldman Sachs and Sidley Austin, respectively.

The unification creates a platform to dramatically scale a leading force in Southern California's homecare market

CALIFORNIA—SG Homecare, Inc., a provider of in-home medical equipment (HME) and supplies, announced the acquisition of Western Drug Medical Supply. This move unites two industry leaders, creating a platform to dramatically scale a leading force in Southern California's homecare market.

The combined entity boasts:

The package of bills addresses issues affecting patients by preserving & improving vital telehealth & health-at-home access, advancing solutions to prevent rural hospital closures

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Recently introduced legislation from Ways and Means Committee members aims at improving access to health care in America, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

The bipartisan group demanded answers from CMS on the implementation of recent reforms aimed at combatting hospice fraud & abuse

WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, May 8, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of 38 lawmakers demanding answers from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the implementation of recent reforms aimed at combatting hospice fraud and abuse.

With women accounting for two-thirds of all individuals living with Alzheimer’s Disease, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America offers tips for families affected by dementia

NEW YORK—Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12. As women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has five tips so families and loved ones can honor their special women who live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.  

CMS proposes to modify the current three IC HCPCS codes to six HCPCS codes—establishing five new IC codes

WASHINGTON—Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 Bi-Annual HCPCS Public Meeting Agenda for May 28-30. The first topic listed in the May 28 Agenda is CMS’s proposal to expand the HCPCS codes list for intermittent catheters (ICs).

The fee schedule payment rates for the PoNS Controller and Mouthpiece is to be discussed at the bi-annual HCPCS Public Meeting

NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania,—Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a neurotech company focused on delivering a therapeutic neuromodulation approach for balance and gait deficits, announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted proposed Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedule payment rates for the PoNS Controller and Mouthpiece to be discussed at the bi-annual Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Public Mee