FORT WORTH, Texas—Apple Homecare Medical Supply, Inc., a Texas pediatric respiratory and enteral supply provider, was recently acquired by Minnesota-based Pediatric Home Respiratory Services, LLC (PHS), a multi-state provider of pediatric respiratory equipment, enteral nutrition, infusion nursing and pharmacy, homecare/private duty nursing and more.
RALEIGH, N.C.—State and national durable medical equipment (DME) advocates have helped secure a $3.2 million increase for HME in North Carolina, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) announced.
AAHomecare credited the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA) and strong relationships developed with North Carolina Medicaid officials and members of the state legislature for making the win possible.
ATLANTA—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (GAMES) recently secured a rate floor for durable medical equipment (DME) using regulatory authority, AAHomecare announced. Laura Williard, vice president of payer relations for AAHomecare and state legislative chair for GAMES, worked closely with Peachtree Government Relations and helped organize two lobby days in the state to educate government officials on reimbursemen
DALLAS and OMAHA, Nebraska—In an advancement for home-based care providers, Axxess, a global technology innovator for health care at home, and
ATLANTA—Gentiva, a dedicated hospice, palliative and personal care company, announced it has received all required state and federal regulatory approvals and completed its previously announced acquisition of ProMedica's home health, palliative and hospice business.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced it has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform designed for the post-acute care industry’s challenges, from HealthEdge Investment Partners, a health care-focused private equity firm.
CHICAGO—Sunset Healthcare Solutions is partnering with Maxtec to distribute a line of oxygen analyzers.
WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule on Nov. 1, landing on more moderate cuts than initially proposed but still enacting rate reductions beginning in 2025 that would present “serious concerns for the home health community,” according to the National Association for Homecare and Hospice.
DALLAS—Axxess and OnePoint Patient Care announced the integration of Axxess Hospice and OnePoint Patient Care's Pharmacy Benefit Management platform. Axxess said the integration will help alleviate administrative burdens, increase nurse satisfaction, improve retention rates and provide better patient outcomes.
