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. 


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.

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.



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.

FRANKLIN, Mass. (July 20, 2021)—Dale Medical Products, Inc. has created a virtual space to allow clinicians, patients and purchasing/value analysis professionals the opportunity to learn about Dale products in a simulated setting. When visiting the Virtual Dale Medical Center, users can enter rooms by specialty to see products that are available for clinicians and their patients.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (July 14, 2021)—Show organizers capped off day three of Medtrade West with the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Magazine.

Fifteen companies participated in this years’ product showcase, with products ranging from new apps to make evaluations simpler to pain relief devices. Attendees voted for their top choices. The winners are: