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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Jan. 16, 2014)—New legislation to allow independent community pharmacies to provide same-day delivery of diabetes testing supplies (DTS) to Medicare beneficiaries should be enacted into law, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) urged. The Diabetic Testing Supply Access Act (S. 1935) was introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and John Thune (R-S.D.).

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WASHINGTON (Jan. 15, 2014)—Before a gathering of companies and associations representing DME providers, manufacturers and patients, Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) reaffirmed his commitment to fighting for a solution to Medicare’s badly designed bidding program. In remarks at a policy briefing on the bidding program on Jan.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 9, 2014)—The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on inconsistencies in Medicare Part B coverage created by local coverage determinations (LCDs). This study was not specifically related to DME.

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CARY, N.C. (Jan. 15, 2014)—Securus, Inc., a leading provider of advanced mobile safety and security solutions, announced eResponder—a small, lightweight and comfortable-to-wear mobile personal emergency response system which enables users to break free from landline-based systems that only work in and around the home. Today's seniors are living more active and independent lives.

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 13, 2014)—Typically the Computer Electronics Show (CES) is known for consumer electronics and gadgets galore. This year, Better Rest Solutions (BRS) presented its new, second generation, CPAP cleaning and sanitizing machine The SoClean 2 at the Digital Health Section at CES 2014. A study conducted by Dr. Sandra Horowitz of Brigham Women’s Hospital concluded that CPAP masks are a source of microbial contamination.

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 13, 2014)—ResMed introduced its new, ultra-light, ultra-quiet ResMed AirFit P10 nasal pillows system, which weighs just 1.6 ounces, and has only three parts, including a new soft and stable QuickFit headgear. ResMed has pioneered a new mesh vent called QuietAir, so the AirFit P10 is 50 percent quieter than its predecessor, diffusing air with minimal disturbance to patients or their bed partners.

WAYNE, N.J. (Jan. 10, 2014)—The Maddak & Morph Wheels Most Inspirational Client Award was initiated as a way for providers of rehabilitation services to honor and recognize their clients, specifically wheelchair users, who continually inspire them by overcoming challenges and living life with a positive, can-do attitude. Susan Tulanowski, Marketing Manager at Maddak Inc., manufacturer of Morph Foldable Wheelchair Wheels, says.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jan. 15, 2014)—Independa, Inc. a leader in integrated resident-facing technologies, was named the No. 1 Technology in Senior Care at CES 2014 by industry publication, Senior Housing News.

ATLANTA (Jan. 13, 2014)—Brightree LLC, the leading provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced that it has acquired Strategic AR Solutions, LLC, a provider of private-pay billing and collection solutions.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (Jan. 1, 2014)—The chair and executive committee of its board of directors were recently announced by the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC). James L. Hewlett, BOCO, who has served two terms as vice chair of the board, assumed the role of chair beginning Jan. 1, 2014. The executive committee is tasked with leading BOC’s strategic efforts, hiring and providing ongoing support to the president & CEO, and providing financial oversight of the organization. John P.

LUBBOCK, Texas, (Jan. 8, 2014)—The MED Group, a Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) company, announced that it entered into an agreement with Golden Technologies for Golden Technologies to make its full line of lift chairs, scooters, Group 1 and Group 2 power wheelchairs available to The MED Group's members. Golden Technologies, a family owned and operated business, is the world's largest designer and manufacturer of power lift and recline chairs, holding numerous U.S.

BOSTON, Mass. (Jan. 7, 2014)—Health insurance is a fast changing landscape in the United States with the implementation of ObamaCare, also known as The Affordable Health Care Act. Health insurance companies are doing something called cost shifting where the cost of care gets shifted onto the patients.

IRVINGTON, N.J. (Jan. 9, 2014)—An Irvington, N.J., man has been confined to a bed in a tiny efficiency apartment for more than a month while waiting for Medicare to provide a suitable wheelchair.

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IRVINE, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2013)—The Wrap Wrench is a new and innovative product that increases the quality and speed required to professionally roll up medical wraps. Wrap Wrench inventor, Brett Siciliano spent many years of his life playing sports, and with frequent visits to emergency rooms, and years of sports training, Siciliano was frustrated with having to re-roll his sport and medical wraps constantly.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Jan. 2, 2014)—Wheelchairs Plus, a provider of state-of–the-art power wheelchairs and customized manual wheelchairs for special needs clients, has been acquired by Hope Medical Supply, Inc. of San Antonio. The announcement was made by Kathleen Weir Vale, CEO of Hope Medical Supply, Inc., which has provided medical equipment for patients living at home since 1941. The acquisition of Wheelchairs Plus gives Hope Medical a prime South Texas Medical Center location.

ATLANTA (Jan. 6, 2014)—Brightree LLC, provider of cloud-based clinical, billing and business management software solutions for the post-acute care industry, announced a strategic agreement with athenahealth, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health records (EHR), practice management and care coordination.