New executive chairman of the board & CEO announced

ORLANDO, Florida—Rotech Healthcare announced Tim Pigg has transitioned from the chief executive officer (CEO) to executive chairman of the board. He served in the CEO position for the past 10 years and various other leadership positions for a total of 40 years with Rotech.

In his new role, Pigg will continue to invest his time in the company’s major strategies and lobbying efforts, Rotech said. 

Bill to provide up to $5,000 tax credit for family caregivers stretched to the limit

WASHINGTON—AARP applauded the reintroduction of the Credit for Caring Act, bipartisan legislation that would provide up to a $5,000 nonrefundable federal tax credit for working family caregivers who routinely cut back on their own health care or dip into their savings each year. 

Under this arrangement, MK Battery will stock Rolko products & make them available through nationwide route

BLOOMFIELD, Iowa/ANAHEIM, California—Rolko North America, Inc., a subsidiary of Rolko Kohlgruber GmbH, a manufacturer and supplier of components and accessories for the mobility market, and MK Battery, a supplier of batteries to the home medical equipment (HME) industry, have inked a comprehensive agreement for MK to provide warehousing, logistics, distribution and route delivery services to support Rolko’s line of components for wheelchairs and rehabilitation equipment.

ECRI warns of safety risks including patient errors with HME and damaged infusion pumps.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania—One of the nation's largest nonprofit patient safety organizations has named challenges for patients and caregivers using medical devices at home as the most pressing health technology safety hazard for 2024. The list also includes multiple concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) and data security.

HHAeXchange has been focused on providing the services and tools that providers, payers, caregivers and families need to keep pace with the expanding homecare market

NEW YORK—HHAeXchange, a provider of homecare management solutions for providers, managed care organizations (MCOs) and state Medicaid agencies, announced the company welcomed new executive leaders, forged

HHS & CMS are looking for comments related to all aspects of the MA program including access to care, PA, care quality and more

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from the public on how best to enhance Medicare Advantage (MA) data capabilities and increase public transparency.