WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 16, 2021)—With the next COVID-19 relief package currently under development and possibly coming with a significant price tag—upwards of $1.9 trillion as requested by the Biden administration—many elected officials and stakeholder groups are proposing increased funding to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 16, 2021)—In recognition of their dedication and knowledgeable contributions to our membership, AAHomecare staff David Chandler, Ashley Plauché, and Mina Uehara received promotions within the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare).
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (February 16, 2021)—SaniSnooze, a subsidiary of MedMattress.com, has launched a mattress specifically created for users suffering with bedwetting and nighttime incontinence. Research shows that over 5 million children and 25 million adults suffer from some sort of urinary incontinence in just the United States alone.
CONCORD, N.C. — It had been months since Tremellia Hobbs had an excuse to bring out the pompoms. Before the pandemic, they were a crowd favorite at movie nights and bingo tournaments that Hobbs organized as activities director at the Brian Center Health & Retirement/Cabarrus nursing home.
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. (February 10, 2021)—Breas Medical USA is proud to announce the market introduction of the Vivo 45 LS, one of the smallest, full-featured life support devices on the market.
INDIANAPOLIS (February 10, 2021—Apria, Inc. (the company or Apria) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $20.00 per share. The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 shares of common stock. The shares are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Feb.
BOSTON (February 10, 2020)—CareAcademy, a homecare and home health workforce empowerment platform, today announced a strategic partnership with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), one of the nation's largest not-for-profit home- and community-based health care organizations.
ATLANTA (February 10, 2021)—The Health Care business of LexisNexis Risk Solutions has announced the release of its Top 100 Hospice and Home Health Agencies Rankings for 2020. The annual report provides hospice care and home health organizations visibility into industry rankings, market dynamics, standing among competitors, and the overall industry environment for potential M&A activity and growth for their business.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (February 10, 2021)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME), announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire West Virginia based Family Medical Supply.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 9, 2021)—In September 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded seven organizations new cooperative agreements to partner in developing, improving, updating or expanding quality measures for Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP).