ORLANDO, Fla. (July 31, 2018)—OxyGo has relocated the company headquarters from Westlake, Ohio to Orlando, Florida, with a goal to provide upgraded service and products for customers.

“We are pleased to announce that effective July 1st, 2018, OxyGo Headquarters Florida, will become the parent company for all the Applied Companies, including Applied Home Healthcare Equipment, LLC and OxyGo, LLC,” said managing director, Victoria Marquard-Schultz, Esq.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. And PITTSBURGH (July 31, 2018)—Always Best Care Senior Services, a senior care franchise system in the United States, announced today that it has opened its newest franchise in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Always Best Care of Fox Chapel marks the company’s seventh location in Pennsylvania and will provide senior care services to the communities of Fox Chapel, Plum, New Kensington, Cheswick, Verona, Penn Hills and surrounding areas.

Catching Up with ADMEA

The Alabama Durable Medical Equipment Association (ADMEA) held its annual convention July 25 and 26 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. Suppliers from across the state attended the convention for education and policy updates. The program was fast-paced and packed with information.

ATLANTA (July 26, 2018)—Providers looking to dip toes into retail waters, or jump in with both feet, will have plenty of opportunities at Medtrade, scheduled for October 15–17, 2018, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Rob Baumhover, director of retail for VGM Group, will be a familiar face during many of the retail-focused events, including a new breakfast session called Rise & Retail, scheduled for Wednesday, October 17, from 7:30 a.m.–9 a.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2018)—This week, West Virginia’s Congressional delegation released a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking her to address their concerns regarding “the significant cost differences that rural providers face relative to their urban counterparts within the CBAs,” after those issues were not resolved in the DME-related interim final rule released in May.