Gillette, WYOMING—Campbell County Health has announced the grand opening and relocation of Home Medical Resources (HMR) to its new, expanded location at 1201 W 2nd Street, (formerly the Gillette News Record building).
PORT WASHINGTON, New York—Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) and respiratory products, announced that it has acquired the product line of De Oro Devices, the California-based company behind NexStride, a mobility aid designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease and other mobility-limiting conditions.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—In response to recent regulatory developments, the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) have established a partnership to support DMEPOS providers impacted by the recent CMS restrictions placed on BOC for new accreditation and reaccredited services in four states (California, Florida, New York, Texas).
WASHINGTON—A federal jury convicted the CEO of Power Mobility Doctor Rx, LLC (DMERx) for his role in operating a platform that generated false doctors’ orders to defraud Medicare and other federal health care benefit programs of more than $1 billion.
NEW YORK—A Florida man who allegedly sold fake prescriptions for durable medical equipment prescriptions was sentenced to 42 months in prison.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—A former Kentucky resident was sentenced last week to two years and nine months in federal prison for engaging in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with durable medical equipment businesses.
OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC), a CMS-deemed accrediting organization serving the durable medical equipment, orthotics, prosthetics and supplies (DMEPOS) industries for more than 40 years, shared updates regarding a three-year cessation in accepting new accreditation and reaccreditation applications in four states: Florida, Texas, California and New York.
BOSTON, Massachusetts—The owner of Pharmagears, LLC (Pharmagears) and RR Medco, LLC (RR Medco) has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a nearly $30 million health care fraud conspiracy involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces.
SAN DIEGO, California—Chula Vista resident and businessowner Fernando Valenzuela Ayub pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting that he conspired with others to launder millions of dollars of health care fraud proceeds and paid unlawful kickbacks.
FORT WORTH, Texas—VERTESS, a leading health care mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory firm, announced a strong start to 2025, marked by the closure of five significant transactions across various health care sectors.
Key Transactions:
In the United States, the market for durable medical equipment (DME)—including oxygen concentrators, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and peritoneal kidney dialysis machines—has a projected market increase from $43.3 billion in 2022 to $64.8 billion in 2027. However, a study found that those who rely on this equipment tend to be energy insecure, as operating this equipment can add significantly to household energy bills.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania—AdaptHealth Corp. (AdaptHealth or the company), which provides patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
First Quarter Results and Highlights
All comparisons are to the quarter which ended March 31, 2024.
ST. PAUL, Minnesota—Sumitomo Corporation has, through its group company, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively Sumitomo Corporation Group), acquired ActivStyle, LLC, a U.S. provider of home medical supplies for patients with chronic conditions, in May 2025. Prior to this, in April 2025, Sumitomo Corporation increased its stake in Vast Medical Holdings, the parent company of Quest, a provider of home medical equipment, supplies and services for people with diabetes.
NEW YORK—Manishkumar Patel, 44, of Pelham Manor New York, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for defrauding Medicare of close to $50 million. Patel previously pled guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud, wire fraud and violating the Anti-Kickback Statute.
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc., a post-acute respiratory provider, announced that it has agreed to buy Illinois-based Lehan’s Medical Equipment, a health care company offering home medical equipment (HME) with specialties in respiratory care and women’s health.
ARLINGTON, Virginia—The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North American (RESNA) Standards Committee on Emergency Stair Travel Devices (ESTD) has released a final draft standard, "RESNA ED-1 Standard for Evacuation Devices - Volume 1: Emergency Stair Travel Devices used by individuals with disabilities," for a public comment period starting May 9, 2025.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri—Responsive Respiratory (RRI) recently introduced a Patient Bed Transport Cart to its line of industrial transport and storage solutions.
A federal jury convicted a Louisiana nurse practitioner on Thursday, May 1 for her role in an over $2 million health care fraud scheme.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan—InfuSystem Holdings, Inc., a national health care service provider, facilitating outpatient care for durable medical equipment manufacturers and health care providers, announced it will issue first quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, May 8, 2025, before the market opens.
The company will also conduct a conference call for all interested parties on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 9 a.m. ET to discuss its financial results.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas—Arkansas’s Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed into law Act 857, which amends the coverage of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) in the Arkansas Medicaid program. This industry legislation protects CGM access by:
