WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2020)— The Senate cleared legislation to extend the deadline for businesses to apply for coronavirus aid under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), hours before the aid package was set to expire.
The bill passed with unanimous consent, and extends the deadline for applying for PPP loans to Aug. 8, 2020.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2020)—The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau directed the Universal Service Administrative Company, which administers the FCC’s Rural Health Care Program, to carry forward up to $197.98 million in unused funds from prior funding years to the extent necessary to satisfy funding year 2020 demand for the program.
GILBERT, Ariz. (July 2, 2020)—SYNERGY HomeCare, a national in-home care organization, has launched an educational campaign about a technique called “benevolent probing” that can assist adult children in determining if their parents could benefit from homecare assistance in order to retain their independence.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., (July 2, 2020)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a nationwide provider of durable medical equipment (DME), announced a donation of $10,000 to the Junior League of Charleston Diaper Bank.
Eau Claire, Wis. (July 2, 2020)—SMARTcare Software, inc., announced completion of its latest funding round led by the Idea Fund and Rock River Capital with participation from Pablo Capital, MUKC Fund I, and the Chippewa Valley Angels Investment Network. The additional investment will further support SMARTcare’s transformative home care software platform as the company continues its market expansion with its leadership role in caregiver engagement.
HARTFORD, Conn. (July 1, 2020)—CareCentrix, a provider of tech-enabled post-acute and home-based solutions, is expanding its service offering to Managed Medicaid health plans, and has hired Scott Markovich to serve as the company’s General Manager of Medicaid.
Updated July 22, 2020
Shortly after receiving this award, David Evans passed away. BOC’s President & CEO, Claudia Zacharias, issued this statement to acknowledge his passing:
“We were deeply saddened to hear of Dave’s passing just two days after we announced his selection as BOC’s first Certificant of the Year,” says Claudia Zacharias, MBA, CAE, BOC’s president and CEO. “His lifelong passion for helping others inspires us all.”
DALLAS, Texas (July 1, 2020)—Homecare Homebase (HCHB), a software provider for home-based care, has announced a new partnership with CipherHealth, a provider of health care engagement software, to offer exceptional patient outreach for the growing home health and hospice industry.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (July 1, 2020)—Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited announced today that F&P Evora, a nasal mask for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has received regulatory clearance for use in the United States.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 1, 2020)—The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed home health rule for calendar year (CY) 2021, outlining how the permanent home infusion therapy services benefit will be implemented, starting in January 2021.
