WASHINGTON—A Texas doctor was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison and ordered to pay more than $34 million in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing durable medical equipment (DME) and cancer genetic testing without seeing, speaking to or otherwise treating patients.
ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota—Knute Nelson and Walker Methodist announced their new name and brand—Vivie. With more than 150 years of combined service to older adults in their communities, Vivie unites two legacies under one name and vision.
BOSTON & DALLAS—Medically Home, a tech-enabled services company operationalizing decentralized ca
WASHINGTON—This year’s LeadingAge annual meeting, which was held at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, announced its Aging Services Award winners: Lourisa “Lulu” Solomon and David Gehm. The annual meeting, which hopes to bring in mission-driven providers who represent the continuum of aging services, brought together over 6,000 attendees from across the country this year.
LONGVIEW, Texas—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced the opening of a new franchise location in Longview, Texas. The new location will be managed by franchisee Keith Carter, who seeks to provide senior care services, including skilled home health, non-medical in-home care and senior living referral services to the aging population in Longview.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico—The Health Group, an insurance marketing organization, has partnered with Electronic Caregiver, a digital health solutions company and provider of the virtual caregiver “Addison Care,” in an effort to empower health insurance agents and improve client solutions. This partnership aims to improve both the portfolios of health agents and the lives of their clients.
NEW YORK—With Halloween approaching, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering five tips for family caregivers to help their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related illnesses remain comfortable and safe during the holiday.
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina—Aeroflow Breastpumps, a national durable medical equipment (DME) provider specializing in helping pregnant and nursing women receive maternity and postpartum supplies, lactation education and perinatal resources through insurance, announced the results of a proprietary survey that highlights the impact p
BOSTON—CopilotIQ, a health tech company seeking to help older adults with chronic conditions, and Biofourmis, a global technology-enabled care delivery company aiming to provide in-home care solutions, announced a merger.
