The settlement is a result of class action lawsuit filed in late March on behalf of older & disabled New Yorkers at risk of losing access to essential CDPAP services.

NEW YORK—Judge Frederic Block of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York provisionally approved a settlement agreement reached last month between New Yorkers who lost critical homecare services through the Medicaid-funded Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) and the New York State Department of Health (DOH).

Quipt Home Medical announces a joint venture with Hart Medical, acquiring a 60% stake to enhance patient care and expand its service network across Michigan and Ohio.

CINCINNATI—Quipt Home Medical Corp. announced it has signed a definitive agreement with three major health systems and hospitals to form a joint venture. According to the agreement, Quipt will acquire a 60% ownership interest in Hart Medical Equipment, with the remaining 40% interest collectively held by major health systems, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care, Blanchard Valley Health System, Wood County Hospital and the Bellevue Hospital.

The partnership aims to support direct care workers through transportation & food assistance with ride & meal vouchers

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—MissionCare Collective announced a collaboration with Uber for Business that will help expand access to transportation and food for the country’s direct care workers. Through CoachUp Care, MissionCare Collective’s workforce engagement and retention platform, providers can now provide Uber Vouchers to help fund Uber rides and Uber Eats orders as ongoing incentives or critical, one-time supports.

The platform enables the remote delivery of overnight test results, reducing the need for physical pickups and minimizing delays in diagnosis.

PLYMOUTH, Minnesota—Nonin Medical, a global manufacturer of wearable and noninvasive medical monitoring devices, has announced the launch of the Nonin Health platform. The purpose-built cloud-based data ecosystem and software platform is designed for durable and home medical equipment (DME/HME) providers, sleep dentists and sleep labs.

The device is designed to detect falls in progress & to deploy an airbag to prevent serious injury

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania—ActiveProtective announced the FDA-authorized medical device the Tango Belt is now available for sale in select regions nationwide. Using motion-sensing technology, the Tango Belt is clinically proven to detect a serious fall in progress and within milliseconds deploy an airbag to cushion the hips from impact and reduce injury.

The feature will now be standard on all CTRL+5 modules & allows power wheelchair riders to control their positions hands-free

FRESNO, California—Sunrise Medical, a provider of advanced assistive mobility solutions, announced the launch of its voice activation feature for Switch-It`s CTRL+5 power seating control module, which Sunrise said is the industry’s first voice-activated power seating system.