WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 3, 2021)—Late on July 29, U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska)—co-chairs and co-founders of the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus—announced the introduction of the bipartisan Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act (S. 2565). Sens. Rosen, Barrasso and Baldwin also announced the introduction of their bipartisan Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2021 (S.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (August 3, 2021)—RedSail Technologies, LLC, is excited to sponsor the third annual “Women in Pharmacy” event following the general session of AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy ThoughtSpot 2021.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 3, 2021)—Element5, an automation as a service solution leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) for post-acute care, announced the appointment of Jennifer Maxwell to their Board of Directors. Jennifer is currently the co-founder and CEO of Maxwell Healthcare Associates, (MHA) an consulting firm in post-acute care and strategic advisor to Medalogix, a one-of-a-kind data analytics company also in the post-acute care space.
FORT WORTH, Texas (August 3, 2021)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced today the appointment of Jake Massacci to the post of vice president of human resources.
In this capacity, Massacci will be responsible for overseeing all human resources (HR) functions for the Company across several locations nationwide, including recruitment.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (August 3, 2021)—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Healthify, a company that improves the health of communities by connecting health care organizations with social service organizations to address the social determinants of health (SDoH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2021)—It’s a victory for complex rehab suppliers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that ends the application of bid-derived rates for complex rehab technology (CRT) wheelchairs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2021)—The American Association for Homecare’s (AAHomecare) payer relations team has been working with leaders at state and regional associations to direct relief from the March 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to the home medical equipment (HME) community. Those efforts bore their first fruit last week when MassHealth included a 10% Medicaid rate hike for HME as part of their plans to allocate Massachusetts’ share of the funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2021)—The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) today commended the introduction of the Choose Home Care Act of 2021. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Sens.
CARY, N.C. (July 29, 2021)—The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country, released the following policy statement regarding COVID-19 vaccinations for those working in long-term care facilities:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), a provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has expanded home accessibility services into California with the acquisition of Eagle Accessibility Solutions & Equipment (EASE) in Sacramento and the appointment of home access expert Scott Lanswick, owner and founder of San Diego Age in Place Services.