ALEXANDRIA, Virginia and WASHINTON—The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the entire community of hospice, homecare, palliative care, serious illness and other care at home providers.

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana—Viemed Healthcare, Inc. (the “company” or “Viemed”), a respiratory care and technology-enabled home medical equipment services company, reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

Operational highlights (all dollar amounts are USD):

After a hospitalization, home health care enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their own home. Nurses visit patients there to provide care with the goal of keeping them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. healthcare system more than $41 billion each year.

WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM & Associates announced a new partnership with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. With the addition of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare to the VGM & Associates portfolio of vendor partners, VGM members now have access to F&P’s myAirvo line of products, in addition to F&P’s CPAP masks.

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated guidance that will extend COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) flexibilities approved in the states' section 1915(c) home- and community-based services (HCBS) waiver Appendix K amendments.

WASHINGTON—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have responded to a May 2023 data breach in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software on the corporate network of Maximus Federal Services, Inc. (Maximus), a contractor to the Medicare program, that involved Medicare beneficiaries’ personally identifiable information (PII) and/or protected health information (PHI). No HHS or CMS systems were impacted.

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Florida—Lincoln Health Supply, a durable medical equipment supplier, is set to start carrying another brand in the continuous glucose monitoring system.

The growing demands in the dynamic medical environment prompted Lincoln Health Supply to provide users with another option alongside the current CGM products, Freestyle Libre 14 Day and Freestyle Libre 2, that it has been supplying for the last four years.

Pride Mobility announced the new Pursuit 2 mobility scooter on Monday, Aug. 7.

According to Pride, the Pursuit 2 is "built to handle adventures and outdoor terrain."

The mobility scooter has a cruising speed of 9.3 mph, a per-charge range of up to 40 miles and pneumatic tires.

WASHINGTON—A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) puts a spotlight on potential access issues for patients served by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs).

The report lists three factors that may be preventing medically necessary care:

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts—Royal Philips, a global health technology company, announced it earned a spot on Forbes’ 2023 “America’s Best Employers for Women” list. This is the third time Philips has appeared in the ranking that includes only 400 organizations across the country, and it has climbed more than 250 positions compared to its placement on last year’s list. Philips was also listed as one of the top three companies in the Health Care Equipment & Services category.