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.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reinstated the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) as an approved accrediting organization (AO) for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) until further notice.
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.
TROY, Michigan—Integra Partners announced it has entered a partnership with HelixVM, a provider of 24/7 "visit-less" asynchronous virtual care, under its group purchasing organization (GPO) offer. The partnership tackles one of the biggest challenges in the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) industry-getting the documentation and medical orders required to bill for services.
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.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a series of listening sessions hosted by CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on home health and hospice fraud in Los Angeles. The sessions were attended by staff of LeadingAge national, LeadingAge California and The National Alliance for Care at Home.
DALLAS—Applied Digital, a designer, builder and operator of engineered data centers and colocation services announced it is planning to merge with EKSO Bionics Holdings, Inc.. Once closed, the combination will go forward as ChronoScale Corporation, a compute platform purpose-built to support artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
NEW YORK—TwelveStone Health Partners, a provider of chronic care medication services, announced a partnership with Tennr, the health care technology company that automates patient processing for referral-based care.
LAS VEGAS—Professional Healthcare Staffing and AulTru announced they have now united under one simplified name: Professional Home Health Services (PHS).
“Our community knows us—they know our caregivers, our nurses and our commitment to families,” said Joe Struck, CEO of Professional Home Health Services. “This name change is not about changing who we are. It’s about making it easier for the community to understand that we are one strong, unified team—ready to serve.”
WASHINGTON—If unchecked, the new competitive bidding plan created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could devastate home medical equipment (HME) providers and hurt patients, the head of the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) told a congressional committee.
WASHINGTON—Medtech association AdvaMed announced Robery Cohen will be the next chair of its Digital Health Tech board of directors. Cohen is the vice president of innovation and technology of the orthopaedic group at Stryker.He succeeds Dr. Taha Kass-Hout, global chief science and technology officer at GE HealthCare, who served as the inaugural chair of the board overseeing the then-newly created division.
Cohen will serve a two-year term beginning this month.
ARLINGTON, Virginia—Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) has announced the appointment of Timothy Safley as strategic advisor to its durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) program. Safley brings more than three decades of leadership across DMEPOS, specialty and infusion pharmacy and home health/hospice, including senior roles in national provider operations and the development of accreditation programs at a national accrediting organization.
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia—Sherry Kesler has been named vice president of post-acute services at WVU Medicine, overseeing home health, hospice and home medical equipment.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida—Big Bend Hospice announced beginning in January 2026, it will expand its hospice services into Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf counties.
