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GREEN BAY, Wis. (August 28, 2018)—CorLife LLC, a provider of ancillary benefits and home modification services for workers’ compensation carriers nationwide, recently added a new company to their family of brands. CorCare is a home health care company that provides a wide variety of skilled services including all levels of nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, wound care, rehabilitation, translation, transportation and more.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (August 28, 2018)—SIGVARIS announces the introduction of SECURE, a garment featuring graduated compression and containment properties for the management of advanced venous edema, lymphedema, post-surgical edema and general edema. This garment maintains and delivers more graduated compression (compression profile) than traditional SIGVARIS stockings. It also has a higher stiffness ratio compared to a traditional circular knit, giving it superior containment properties.
FRESNO, Calif. (August 27, 2018)—Sunrise Medical’s board of directors has appointed Thomas Babacan as the company’s new president and CEO. Babacan has a solid background in global, innovation-driven businesses.
SAN DIEGO (August 27, 2018)—ResMed, a provider of in cloud-connected respiratory care devices, announced upgrades to its Astral life support ventilators, including optional AutoEPAP in iVAPS for U.S. patients, a high-demand therapy option.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 23, 2018)—AAHomecare’s Medical Supplies Council is conducting a survey to evaluate the impact of sole source contracts on beneficiary access to care. Beneficiaries and case managers in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas are invited to take a brief survey to share their experiences.
HARTFORD, Conn. (August 23, 2018)—CareCentrix announced that Leslie V. Norwalk has been elected to CareCentrix's board of directors. With health care experience spanning more than two decades, Norwalk will provide direction to help ensure CareCentrix's continued growth.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 23, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded $8.6 million in funding to 30 states and the District of Columbia to provide state insurance regulators with the opportunity to enhance states’ ability to strengthen their respective health insurance markets through innovative measures that support market reforms and consumer protections under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).