Congress will host a legislative hearing to discuss Medicare services access on Jan. 8, 2026

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Energy and Commerce plans to discuss several homecare-related bills, including those related to home medical equipment payment relief, home infusion expansion and ultralight wheelchairs, during a hearing focused on expanding access to care for seniors.

Chase Hall will take over as the new vice president of care continuity & business development

CLEARWATER, Florida—BayCare announced it has named Chase Hall its new vice president of care continuity and business development. Hall brings more than 15 years of experience in health care leadership, and in this role, Hall will report to both C. Todd Jones, chief strategy officer and chief ambulatory services officer, and Lou Galdieri, chief administrative officer.

Senior Helpers was awarded Age-Friendly Care at Home Certification by CHAP for its work in at-home care services

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—Senior Helpers,a provider of in-home senior care services, announced it is the first private duty in-home care provider in the United States to be Age-Friendly Care (AFC) at Home certified by Community Health Accreditation Partners (CHAP). Senior Helpers of Fairfield & New Haven Counties joined the list of Senior Helpers CHAP Age-Friendly Care at Home Certified locations.

Carrie Proffitt has been newly promoted to the role of CDO at Encore Healthcare

LIVINGSTON, Tennessee—Encore Healthcare, a health care software company whose Nexus platform powers advanced telerespiratory services and technology-enabled respiratory programs for post-acute care providers, announced the promotion of Carrie Proffitt to chief development officer (CDO).

The companies will work together to expand access to Owlet's prescription pulse oximeter

LEHI, Utah—Owlet, Inc. has announced a new durable medical equipment (DME) partnership with 1 Natural Way, a leading national mom-and-baby-focused DME provider. Families nationwide can now access Owlet’s Food and Drug Administration-cleared prescription pulse oximeter, BabySat, through insurance-supported pathways on 1NaturalWay.com.

BFLOW Solutions provides cloud-based HME & DME equipment software to providers in the DME industry

FRESNO, California—BFLOW Solutions, a provider of cloud-based home medical equipment and durable medical equipment (HME and DME) software announced it officially celebrated 10 years in business on Jan. 1, 2026. 

"From the beginning, we believed DME teams deserved tools that supported the way work actually gets done," said Ted Jones, founder and CEO of BFLOW. "Not more complexity—clarity, structure and control."