NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 25, 2021)—National Seating & Mobility (NSM), North America’s largest provider of comprehensive mobility solutions, has broadened the company’s reach in Virginia with the acquisition of Trust Care Home Medical Equipment locations in Richmond and Roanoke. The acquisition positions NSM as the largest provider of complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) services in the state.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (August 24, 2021)—Louisiana home medical equipment (HME) providers now have more protection against payment caps for home ventilation services.
CINCINNATI (August 24, 2021)—Quipt Home Medical Corp., a U.S. based provider of home medical equipment focused on end-to-end respiratory care, announced its third quarter fiscal 2021 financial results and operational highlights. These results pertain to the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and are reported in U.S. dollars.
BALA CYNWYD, Penn. (August 24, 2021)—Connect America LLC, a nationally recognized provider of digital health and connected care for seniors and vulnerable populations, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100Plus, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI).
WATERLOO, Iowa (August 23, 2021)—VGM Fulfillment, a division of VGM & Associates, is proud to announce the opening of a new warehouse location is Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania. The new warehouse will open on Sept. 7, 2021, and once it reaches full capacity will employ approximately 40 people. The warehouse provides 108,000 square feet of space.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 19, 2021)—Stakeholders representing health care providers and end users with medical needs developed a white paper to educate payers and state Medicaid programs on the types of products and services needed to successfully manage an individual’s bowel and bladder needs in a home-based setting to achieve the Triple Aim of improving patient experience and health outcomes while reducing overall cost.
NEW YORK (August 18, 2021)—Inc. Magazine revealed that Proactive Medical Products has been ranked as No. 1978 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within American independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (August 16, 2021)—Acuity Medical announced the acquisition of the assets of the Vidatak EZ Board. The organization will integrate all operations into their Annapolis, Maryland facility.
NEWARK, N.J. (August 12, 2021)—A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned a superseding indictment this week charging a Florida owner of multiple telemedicine companies with orchestrating a health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme that involved the submission of over $784 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. This is one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department.
EL CAJON, Calf. (August 9, 2021)—Rescu, an emergency alert app that connects people directly to certified emergency dispatchers, has launched throughout the United States in partnership with over 30,000 local emergency agencies. Rescu is the first and only personal emergency response system (PERS) in a nonhardware platform.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penn. (August 9, 2021)—AdaptHealth Corp., a provider of patient-centered, health care-at-home solutions including home medical equipment, medical supplies and related services, announced today the appointment of Anton Hie as vice president, investor relations—a newly created position. Hie will report to Jason Clemens, AdaptHealth’s Chief Financial Officer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on July 30, 2021, permanently exempted manual complex rehab technology (CRT) wheelchair accessories from pricing based on competitive bidding results for standard wheelchair accessories.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—AAHomecare has retained The Nickles Group (TNG), a well-established D.C. lobbying firm, to bolster the association’s capability to engage Capitol Hill and federal agencies overseeing health care policy.
HME’s role through the pandemic underscores the need for stronger national investment in home-based care
WASHIGNTON, D.C. (August 5, 2021)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added bid data that compares Round 2021 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) to the most recent three rounds of competition.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (August 3, 2021)—RedSail Technologies, LLC, is excited to sponsor the third annual “Women in Pharmacy” event following the general session of AmerisourceBergen and Good Neighbor Pharmacy ThoughtSpot 2021.
FRESNO, Calif. (July 27, 2021)—Sunrise Medical, a world leader in advanced assistive mobility solutions, announced the appointment of long-time industry veteran Josh Anderson to the position of vice president of business development for Sunrise Medical North America. Anderson will report to Larry Jackson, president of Sunrise Medical North America.
THEODORE, Ala. (July 23, 2021)—Supreme Medical Fulfillment has become an executive sponsor of FAHCS—the Florida Alliance of Home Care Services.
BOSTON (July 22, 2021)—The MassHealth Medicaid program is implementing a 10% rate increase for durable medical equipment (DME) claims with dates of service effective July 1, 2021. The broad-based relief applies a 10% increase for all DME and augmentative and alternative communications codes and a 50% increase for labor code K0739, which covers repair or nonroutine service for DME other than oxygen equipment requiring a skilled technician.