LOUISVILLE, Kentucky–A Kentucky man was sentenced to over one year in prison for engaging in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and money laundering in connection with his durable medical equipment (DME) businesses.
WASHINGTON—The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act has been reintroduced by a bipartisan coalition of legislators including Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), John Joyce (PA-13), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37). The bill would enable occupational therapy (OT) to be ordered as a stand-alone home health service for Medicare beneficiaries.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida & NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Forcura, the intelligent workflow management company, and Medalogix, a clinical decision support company, announced that they have combined. Together, the companies will create a post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within home-based care providers and ultimately across the entire health care continuum.
DENVER & BOSTON—DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Once the deal closes, Medically Home will become part of DispatchHealth. The combined entity will extend care into the homes of patients across 50 major metropolitan areas in partnership with nearly 40 health systems, as well as most major health plans and value-based care entities.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—DynaPulse Medical LLC, a provider of medical devices for circulatory and neuromuscular health, announced its acquisition of Veinoplus, a provider of electro-stimulation therapy solutions. This move strengthens DynaPulse Medical LLC’s mission to elevate patient care and expand its portfolio of cutting-edge health care technologies.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—ATLAS Technology announced the launch of AI Intake, a new feature integrated within its home medical equipment/complex rehab technology enterprise software. Designed to streamline patient intake and enhance billing efficiency, AI Intake gives health care providers a cloud-based solution for managing orders and improving workflow from a single login. This new feature is included within ATLAS Technology's standard fee rate.
WASHINGTON—The Foundation for Social Connection Action Network (F4SCAN), a national advocacy and community organization dedicated to advancing policies and initiatives strengthening social ties and combatting social isolation and loneliness, announced a sweeping 2025-2027 policy roadmap to combat social isolation and loneliness.
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey—Most people in the United States don’t know that medical aid in dying, a legal practice that allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for medication to end their life, is legal in certain states, according to Rutgers researchers.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) released the following statement on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2025 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. MedPAC’s congressionally mandated report provides analysis and recommendations on various Medicare programs, including home health and hospice.
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads.
He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for independence.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas—Arosa, a provider of integrated care management and in-home caregiving, announced the opening of its newest office in Kansas City, serving both Missouri and Kansas residents.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with more than 180 franchise partners and over 350 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years. Now, local resident Nick Deitmen has opened a new location to serve the Nashville, Bellevue, Antioch, Belle Meade, Green Hills, Brentwood, East Nashville, Donelson, and Madison communities in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, announced that Kim Gaskell, vice president of operations for member organization
FARGO, North Dakota—Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (Noridian), a developer of solutions for health care programs, announced the re-award of the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) Medicare Jurisdiction A (JA) contract.
DALLAS—Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference's Distinction Awards. This year more than 20 home health, hospice, palliative and homecare organizations are finalists across four categories. The finalist organizations represent Axxess clients who have achieved excellence in areas of growth, innovation, quality and compliance.
TAMPA, Florida—Hyde Park Capital announced that its client, VitalTech, a provider of comprehensive enterprise solutions across the care continuum that integrates virtual care coordination into existing workflows, has been acquired by CoachCare, a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and care management platforms. Hyde Park Capital served as the exclusive investment banker to VitalTech for this transaction.
WASHINGTON–A joint durable medical equipment Medicare Administrative contractor (DME MAC) publication announced new HCPCS codes for wheelchair accessories will go into effect on or after April 1, 2025. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) is revising HCPCS code E1028 and creating three new HCPCS codes for wheelchair accessories:
LONDON—Signifier Medical Technologies Limited, which makes medical technology for sleep-disordered breathing, today announced the introduction of its newest SKU, 18010, which features a hardware remote control specifically designed to meet Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements for reimbursement. The company said this development means eXciteOSA therapy can be more readily accessed by Medicare and Medicaid patients.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc., which provides respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services, reported its financial results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and full year of 2024 on March 11, 2025.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) published a proposed decision memo on using noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) at home to treat chronic respiratory failure (CRF) connected to COPD, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) reported.
