The changes were made in an effort to streamline the payment dispute process for providers, including durable medical equipment suppliers

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made changes to the No Surprises Act (NSA), a federal law that protects patients from receiving unexpected "surprise" medical bills by preventing out-of-network providers from billing patients for the difference between their total charges and what the patient's insurance pays. 

The Cleveland-located senior services business was ranked among 300 top providers on the Newsweek list

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio—Always Best Care Senior Services of Cleveland South office in Ohio has been named to America's Best Home Health Agencies 2026 by Newsweek. The inaugural list recognizes 300 top providers nationwide based on quality metrics, patient experience, peer recommendations and accreditations.

Voula Siderakis will take over the role for the company's home health division

DENVER—Professional Case Management (PCM) announced the recent appointment of Voula Siderakis as vice president of outreach for its home healthcare division. Siderakis will lead engagement strategies to bring homecare services to nuclear weapons and uranium workers through the U.S. Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).

The new CCO will focus on scaling customer value & driving growth

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee—LivTech, a provider of healthcare tech solutions specifically designed for senior care, announced the appointment of Samantha McAlister as chief customer officer (CCO). McAlister joins the executive leadership team to spearhead the company’s post-sale strategy, focusing on scaling customer value and driving durable enterprise growth.

The American Association for Homecare also revealed other officers & elected board members

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) announced its membership approved the Association’s leadership slate. Of the approvals included electing Ryan Bullock (chief strategy officer of Aeroflow Inc. in Asheville, N.C.) as chairman of the board. 

Other officers approved include: 

The company said the app moves all point of care workflows onto the clinician’s phone or table

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky announced the WellSky Point of Care app for Home Health—a new mobile-first native application that the company said supports clinicians with AI-driven insights at every step of the home health visit and moves all point of care workflows onto the clinician’s phone or tablet.

CareQueue is designed to help skilled nursing & long-term care teams with patient needs in real time

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology and services company, announced the launch of CareQueue, a new AI-powered capability within the WellSky Long-Term Care solution designed to help skilled nursing and long-term care teams identify and prioritize resident care needs in real time.

The new platform is aimed to streamline operations & reduce burnout

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico—RE.DOCTOR, a provider of decentralized medical technology and digital clinical infrastructure, announced the official launch of its Home Health Care Agency Software platform. The company said the platform is engineered to address operational friction, high coordinator burnout and compliance vulnerabilities in mobile nursing environments, growing independent care providers and enterprise-level home health agencies.