The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 aims to boost accessibility & update outdated standards

WASHINGTON—A newly introduced bill seeks to modernize Medicaid's approach to private duty nursing in order to improve the quality and accessibility of skilled nursing care. The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 (S 1920) was introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH). 

The new location is located in the former Gillette News Record building in Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette, WYOMING—Campbell County Health has announced the grand opening and relocation of Home Medical Resources (HMR) to its new, expanded location at 1201 W 2nd Street, (formerly the Gillette News Record building). 

The product allows for accurate at-home sleep testing for those with sleeping disorders

AUSTIN, Texas—Happy Health announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Happy Ring as a class II medical device to facilitate the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia and other sleep related conditions in the home. This new clearance builds on the Happy Ring's earlier FDA clearance for comprehensive, continuous brain and body biometrics.

The company is expanding its product line with De Oro's NexStride mobility aid

PORT WASHINGTON, New York—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) and respiratory products, announced that it has acquired the product line of De Oro Devices, the California-based company behind NexStride, a mobility aid designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease and other mobility-limiting conditions.

CHAP is a recognized non-profit accrediting organization authorized by CMS

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—Netsmart, a provider of health care solutions and software for post-acute care communities, announced that its myUnity electronic health record (EHR) platform has received the Community Health Accreditation Partner (CHAP) Verification for Home Health. CHAP is a recognized non-profit accrediting organization authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

The company's goal is to increase visibility & efficiency in health care referrals

NEW YORK—Tennr, a health tech startup company, announced a $101 million Series C led by IVP, with participation from new and existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, GV, ICONIQ, Foundation Capital and Frank Slootman. The company has helped process millions of patients across hundreds of providers and has more than tripled its revenue since its Series B two quarters ago.

Freedom Designs & Matrx will now be part of one division dedicated to wheelchair & seating solutions

ELYRIA, Ohio & EDISON, New Jersey—Invacare America, a manufacturing and distributing company that specializes in home and long-term care medical products, announced the partnering of its divisions—Freedom Designs and Matrx, by Motion Concepts. The partnership between the divisions will deliver manual wheelchair and seating solutions for Invacare America’s customers.