home medical equipment

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) released a proposed rule on home health and durable medical equipment (DME) that includes new provisions for the next implementation of the Competitive Bidding Program (CBP), the American Association for Homecare (AAHomeCare) shared in an email with its members. 

DURHAM, North Carolina—Avalon Stairlifts, a provider of automated stairlifts and home medical equipment for seniors and others with mobility issues, launched its new battery-powered swivel chair stairlift. The stairlift chair allows the user to swivel to the desired descending position with little to no effort, giving complete control to the user. 

ORLANDO, Florida—Gilgal Medical, a provider of home medical equipment, announced its national expansion with the opening of two new warehouse facilities in Los Angeles and Dallas.

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.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—The Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association (ADMEA) is now accepting applications for the role of executive director. ADMEA said this is a leadership opportunity for an individual with a passion for health care, industry advocacy and association management. 

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group, a business services company focused on the health care industry, particularly post-acute care, announced the finalists for the 2025 HME Woman of the Year award. 

NORTHFIELD, Illinois—Medline announced it has entered into a distribution and supply agreement with TenderHeart Health Outcomes, a Texas-based provider of medical supplies and patient-centric programs.

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.

WASHINGTON—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) launched a new video campaign highlighting the impact of home medical equipment (HME) through the story of Brandon, a young professional and quadriplegic whose "journey is a testament to the freedom, independence and purpose that HME makes possible," AAHomecare said. 

NEW YORK—Home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders in New York have worked with NYS Medicaid program leaders to adjust rates for standing frame/table systems that provide critical support for children with neuromuscular conditions that impair their ability to stand independently. 

The new rates apply as follows:

PHOENIX – After three consecutive years in Dallas, Medtrade will head to the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona for the 2026 show. The nation’s largest HME-focused trade show is not a stranger to the venue, with past events happening there in 2021 and 2022.

The 2026 event will be held Monday, March 2 through Wednesday, March, 4. Why not Dallas?

Chillicothe, Ohio—Adena Health announced a joint venture partnership with DASCO Home Medical Equipment to enhance home medical equipment (HME) services across south central and southern Ohio.

The collaboration will be jointly owned by Adena and DASCO, and operate as Adena-DASCO Home Medical Equipment effective Tuesday, Feb. 18.

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare), a nonprofit organization advocating for home medical equipment (HME) services and supplies policies, announced a new HME benefit for provider members, the company wrote in a recent newsletter to members. The benefit, AAHomecare payer transparency portal, is set to launch in January.