HomeCare News

INDIANAPOLIS—Elevance Health, Inc. announced a series of leadership appointments across its Health Benefits and Carelon organizations.

These appointments support the continued expansion of Carelon, Elevance Health’s services business, which provides an expanding range of services across care, pharmacy, behavioral health and data-driven insights to more than 90 million consumers across the health care system.

GOLETA, California—Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, announced the following leadership appointments designed to accelerate the company’s next phase of growth.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced that Matt Filippis has been named director of business development for clinical mobility and accessibility. In this role, Filippis will focus on executing the business development strategy to drive growth and profitability for the clinical mobility and accessibility membership channels, including U.S. Rehab, VGM Live at Home and OPGA.

WASHINGTON—Organizations representing in-home care and equipment providers responded to the administration’s request for comment on its Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare (CRUSH) program, saying that fraud fighting efforts are important, but urged administrators to protect patient access and outcomes.

DENVER—Bloom Healthcare, an organization specializing in in-home primary care for seniors with complex health needs, expanded into Missouri. Beginning April 6, Bloom Healthcare will serve patients in Missouri as a primary care provider dedicated to improving outcomes and reducing avoidable hospital utilization.

BOSTON & DUBLIN, Ohio—Current Health has partnered with Cardinal Health’s Velocare solution to streamline Current Health’s in-home clinical monitoring kits and the patient onboarding for hospital-at-home programs, while reducing strain on clinical teams. The company said the collaboration helps health systems simplify operations, lower program costs and reduce vendor complexity so their programs can grow more sustainably. 

PASADENA, California—IO Health, a health technology company serving home health and hospice agencies, announced the commercial availability of ioDoc, a digital patient documentation solution that eliminates manual handbook creation at the start of care (SOC).

BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national provider of non-medical homecare, has been recognized by Franchise Business Review (FBR) as a Top Franchise for Women for 2026, marking HomeWell’s first year to earn this distinction.

CONCORD, New Hampshire—Granite VNA has introduced telehealth services to provide continuous support and monitoring for homecare patients managing chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and others.

WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department issued a warning to financial institutions to be vigilant about fraud schemes targeting government health care benefit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid—and also proposed a plan to pay some whistleblowers whose tips lead to fraud convictions. 

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) has announced the launch of a new microcredential designed to elevate and focus on specialized competencies that improve patient care and enhance skills for health care professionals.

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania—Homewatch CareGivers of Lehigh Valley announced it is expanding its approach to in-home care in Bethlehem, PA. The organization works with families across the Lehigh Valley to provide caregiving services that support independence, safety and daily well being for older adults and individuals with health challenges.

FORT COLLINS—Canyon Home Care & Hospice, a full-service home health care provider, announced that it has acquired Columbine Poudre Home Care and Bloom at Home, effective Feb. 28, 2026. This acquisition will expand comprehensive care services to more communities throughout northern Colorado.

NEW YORK—Homecare services company MyLaurel has been named to Fast Company's list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026, ranking in the top five among health care companies. This year's list shines a spotlight on businesses that are shaping industry and culture through their innovations. Alongside the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies, Fast Company recognizes 720 honorees across 59 sectors and regions.

NEW MEXICO—Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico has signed a bill (HB 38) into law to mandate coverage consideration for complex rehab technology (CRT) wheelchairs for everyday use and for use for physical activities necessary to achieve or maintain the user’s health goals. 

INDIANAPOLIS—MiraVista is hosting a free webinar featuring experts in reimbursement, health care law, insurance contracting, billing and accreditation to examine the growing pressure on small durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers and why the independent model still matters.

TORONTO—Software company PointClickCare, a leading health tech company helping providers deliver exceptional care, announced the launch of its next-generation electronic health record (EHR) for practice groups.

This integration enables bi-directional data exchange between practices and facilities, creating a unified patient record and reducing fragmentation across care settings.

BOSTON—An Alabama-based doctor has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for a $2.7 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing. 

TALLAHASSEE, Florida—Florida has issued a six-month moratorium for the enrollment of new durable medical equipment (DME) providers in its state Medicaid program, following on the heels of a recent federal action. 

DUBLIN, Ohio—Cardinal Health announced that its board of directors has appointed Patricia A. Hemingway Hall to succeed Gregory B. Kenny as chair of the board following Kenny's retirement, effective immediately.

Kenny has served on the board since 2007 and as chairman since 2018. During his tenure on the board, Kenny supported the company through periods of significant transformation, including strategic portfolio evolution and operational improvement initiatives.