FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, praised recent state legislature budget approvals for in-home care rate increases in the States of
RICHMOND, Virginia—Owens & Minor, Inc. announced it has mutually agreed with Rotech Healthcare Holdings Inc. to terminate the previously announced acquisition. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Owens & Minor has paid $80 million to Rotech Healthcare.
MINNETONKA, Minnesota—Accra, a homecare provider that offers individualized services to people with disabilities and older adults across Minnesota, has appointed Colin Raymond to succeed John Dahm as chief executive officer.
WASHINGTON—A federal jury convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx) for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs of more than $1 billion.
RICHFIELD, Ohio—MobilityWorks, a provider of wheelchair accessible vehicles, mobility equipment and services, announced it has been recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for 2025. This marks the second time the company has earned this distinction, having previously been honored in 2023.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota—High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she lost mobility. After countless appointments, doctors diagnosed her with Parkinson’s disease, saying it was likely triggered by brain injuries sustained in the wreck.
At 15, Yang, an aspiring baseball player and member of his school’s debate team, took on a new role: his mother’s caregiver.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group, a business services company focused on the health care industry, particularly post-acute care, announced the finalists for the 2025 HME Woman of the Year award.
NEW YORK—A Florida man who allegedly sold fake prescriptions for durable medical equipment prescriptions was sentenced to 42 months in prison.
WASHINGTON—Following the recent release of the Health Technology Ecosystem request for information (RFI), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted an in-person listening session to discuss the RFI and ways to use the health technology innovations to enhance patient care and promote efficiencies in the health care system.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—According to new data, compared to the rest of the country Southeastern states are some of the worst states for aging in place despite being popular with retirees.
Seniorly compiled a list of the best and worst locations for aging in place and put seven Southern states—Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Florida—at the bottom. Utah, which has the lowest rate of social isolation, ranked first overall.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Lucet, a behavioral health company providing tech-enabled services to health plans, employers and providers, announced its acquisition of Emcara Health (previously PopHealthCare, a GuideWell Company), a national medical group focused on delivering home-based care to clinically complex and high-risk populations.
CLEVELAND, Ohio—The Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio (VNA of Ohio), a provider of community health for more than 122 years, has officially transitioned to new ownership managed by h/care, a health care management organization. The acquisition became effective May 1, 2025.
Founded in 1902 by 13 women—known as the “Baker’s Dozen”—VNA of Ohio has provided care to countless families, guided by its founding mission to serve those most in need.
DENVER, Colorado—DispatchHealth announced the close of its merger with Medically Home.
Operating under the DispatchHealth brand, the organization now offers a variety of complex care—from same-day visits to extended recovery and inpatient, hospital-level care.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—AccentCare, a national company specializing in post-acute care, has selected the Netsmart CareFabric platform to strengthen the population health capabilities and delivery of care for the patients of AccentCare Medical Group. AccentCare Medical Group will leverage this technology to advance value-based care models and improve outcomes for patients and families.
BOSTON, Massachusetts—GenHealth.ai announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automation solution specially designed for durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) providers, helping relieve the burden of complex workflows such as medical order intake, eligibility verification and prior authorizations.
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin—Aaniie, a caregiver platform provider, announced the launch of Aaniie Payments, a credit card and ACH payment solution embedded directly within t
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma—Purple Flag Excellence in Dementia Care, a dementia care accreditation program adopted by senior living communities throughout the Northeast, has formed a partnership with the Oklahoma Senior Living Association (OKSLA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of dignity and choice for older Oklahomans and the quality of their care in the senior living setting.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—A former Kentucky resident was sentenced last week to two years and nine months in federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with durable medical equipment businesses.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—Roundtrip, a digital solution for health care organizations to optimize non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), and ESO, a data services and software provider for dispatch, EMS, fire departments, hospitals and state and federal agencies, announced the integration between Roundtrip and Logis Dispatch.
WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released more details on the agency’s budget request for the 2026 fiscal year in its 51-page Budget in Brief, along with a 194-page Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
