WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2021)—During their recent Jan. 14-15 meeting, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended to Congress a 5% base rate cut for home health services.
The recommendations follow the base rate discussions held during MedPAC’s previous meeting in December 2020.
WOBURN, Mass. (February 2, 2021)—EarlySense, a provider of contact-free, continuous monitoring solutions across the health care continuum, announced that it has sold proprietary contact-free continuous monitoring technology to Hillrom.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (February 1, 2021)—3B Medical, Inc. is proud to announce receiving FDA 510(k) clearance on its new third generation bi-level device, the Luna G3 Auto-BPAP.
DETROIT (February 1, 2021)—ComForCare, a franchised provider of in-home caregiving services, announced their ranking of 291 in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500.
The Franchise 500 has become a competitive measure for franchisors, as well as a primary research tool for potential franchisees. ComForCare’s position on the ranking is a testament to its strength as a franchise opportunity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 1, 2021)—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a fifth amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to add additional categories of qualified persons authorized to prescribe, dispense, and administer COVID-19 vaccines authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Feb. 1, 2021)–Where people die can affect the quality of their deaths and their families’ satisfaction with the end-of-life care they receive, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added the 2018 calendar year to publicly-available online files of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Provider Utilization and Payment Public Use Files.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (January 28, 2021)—Optipillows EPAP Mask announced a new collaborative partnership with McArthur Medical Sales Inc. for immediate distribution of Optipillows EPAP Mask within Canada.
Arizona & Ohio (January 28, 2021)—Because COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted the brain health of vulnerable populations—aging adults, care partners, and individuals with dementia—Arizona-based Musical Memory Care and Ohio-based Virtual Brain Health Center (VBHC) have teamed up in a free, weeklong and nation-wide, live streaming brain health event during global Brain Awareness Week, March 15-21, 2021.
