WASHINGTON—Findings from the Employee Long-Term Care survey, published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), found gaps in employee awareness of personal long-term care (LTC) needs, employer-sponsored caregiving programs and knowledge of how to access long-term services and supports in the community.
Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets only waste, fraud and abuse.
ADA, Oklahoma—Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 2 for the Chickasaw Nation’s home health program, Minticha Apila Home Health, marking a step forward in the delivery of health care services to Chickasaw citizens and First Americans.
WASHINGTON—In its recently released budget documents, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is likely to start the next round of competitive bidding.
MISSOULA, Montana—Venture Medical, LLC, a provider of wound care solutions, announced its acquisition of certain assets of ProgenaCare Global, LLC, a biotechnology company known for its keratin-based wound healing technologies, including ProgenaMatrix and intellectual property underlying an expected future product line.
WISCONSIN—Michael G.V. Comino was sentenced to 22 months; imprisonment for conspiracy to pay and receive health care kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Comino was also ordered to pay over $2 million in restitution to Medicare.
BURLINGTON, Ontario—VGM Canada announced that nominations are now open for the 2025 HME Leader of the Year award. The award, formerly known as the HME Woman of the Year Award, is open to all individuals working in the home medical equipment (HME) or mobility industry in Canada.
TEMPE, Arizona—PocketRN, a provider of virtual nursing care, and SYNERGY HomeCare, a homecare company, announced they will form a national partnership to test the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) alternative payment model designed to support people living with dementia and their family caregivers.
TEMPE, Arizona—Arkos Health announced a new alignment of its leadership team.
