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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania—BAYADA Home Health Care, a global provider of home health care, is making a formal commitment to 10 corporate responsibility priorities in an inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report published this month.
FRISCO, Texas—Addus HomeCare Corporation, a provider of homecare services, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
NEW YORK—Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Mobile Health, an occupational health service, celebrated its 40th anniversary.
NEW YORK—AREX Capital Management, LP (“AREX Capital Management” or “we”), together with its affiliates, the owners of approximately 4.8% of the shares of Enhabit, Inc. (Enhabit), issued the below statement expressing its disappointment in the conclusion of Enhabit’s strategic review.
DALLAS—Medtrade attendees at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas cast votes earlier this year for their favorite products in the New Product Pavilion Providers’ Choice Awards, sponsored by HomeCare Media. A close vote on the final day earned the gold for a new product called the Jover Walker Cover from Pennsylvania-based Jover.
SAN DIEGO, California—The creators behind Soul Insole announced they have brought their full-length, customizable orthotic insole insert to Kickstarter.
NEW YORK—Ideal Home Health, a licensed homecare services agency (LHCSA) providing in-home care across all of New York has partnered with DailyPay, a worktech company and provider of earned wage access.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona—Executive Home Care, a provider of in-home care services, emphasizes the importance of mental health in senior care during Mental Health Awareness Month. As the aging population grows, mental health issues among seniors, such as depression, anxiety and cognitive decline, have become increasingly prevalent. Executive Home Care is committed to supporting senior mental health through comprehensive in-homecare services, the company said.
DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced Enhabit’s Board of Directors (the Board) has concluded the company’s strategic review process, announced in August 2023, which was overseen by the Board with assistance from its financial and legal advisors, Goldman Sachs and Sidley Austin, respectively.
CALIFORNIA—SG Homecare, Inc., a provider of in-home medical equipment (HME) and supplies, announced the acquisition of Western Drug Medical Supply. This move unites two industry leaders, creating a platform to dramatically scale a leading force in Southern California's homecare market.
The combined entity boasts:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Recently introduced legislation from Ways and Means Committee members aims at improving access to health care in America, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, May 8, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) led a bipartisan group of 38 lawmakers demanding answers from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the implementation of recent reforms aimed at combatting hospice fraud and abuse.
LEXINGTON, Kentucky—A Lexington doctor, Amr Mohamed, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to two years in prison for a kickback conspiracy.
NEW YORK—Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 12. As women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) has five tips so families and loved ones can honor their special women who live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
WASHINGTON—Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 Bi-Annual HCPCS Public Meeting Agenda for May 28-30. The first topic listed in the May 28 Agenda is CMS’s proposal to expand the HCPCS codes list for intermittent catheters (ICs).
NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania,—Helius Medical Technologies, Inc., a neurotech company focused on delivering a therapeutic neuromodulation approach for balance and gait deficits, announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted proposed Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedule payment rates for the PoNS Controller and Mouthpiece to be discussed at the bi-annual Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Public Mee
DUNEDIN, Florida—One Health Direct (OHD) leadership has continuously recognized and focused on the importance of implementing patient product awareness and eligibility education of innovative durable medical equipment (DME) products for more than a decade. Based on the success of similar initiatives with orthopedic bracing and diabetes products, OHD has expanded those efforts to include phototherapy products for their DME partner's existing and new patients.
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico—Electronic Caregiver, a provider of digital health technology and service solutions, and Cognitive Systems Corp., creators of Wi-Fi Sensing technology, announced a partnership to distribute CareAware, a WiFi Motion-based sensing solution, to enhance the aging-in-place experiences for older adults and caregivers.