Via VGM Group—WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2016)—On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate has passed the 21^st Century Cures Act, meaning that the legislation will be heading to President Obama’s desk to be signed. After overwhelming passage in the House last week, the Senate passed the legislation by an overwhelming majority of 94–5. The president has declared his support for the legislation in his weekly address.

OLD FORGE, Penn. (December 8, 2016)—Golden Technologies is pleased to announce the all new Power Cloud to the MaxiComfort line. The Power Cloud features the Power Pillow—the powered articulating headrest that is standard—bringing head and neck comfort and support to a whole new level. The back design on Golden’s new power lift recliner is modern looking, extremely comfortable, and provides rejuvenation and relaxation. 

TAMARAC, Fla. (December 8, 2016)—Alternative Home Health Care, a South Florida home health care agency, has hired Robert Glass as area manager. Glass will provide operational management in the Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade county offices.

Via AAHomecare—WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 7, 2016)—This afternoon, the Senate passed H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act (CURES) by a 94–5 margin. The bill's HME-related provisions remain unchanged from our summary last week; the bill's positive measures, its effect on future Medicaid reimbursement rates, and the road ahead are discussed in the President's Message that follows below.

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (Decemer 7, 2016)—Today’s patients are encouraged to be up and moving as soon after surgery as possible. With this in mind, SIGVARIS has created a new line of anti-embolism stockings to help prevent a deep vein thrombosis (DVT or blood clot) during bed rest and provide the benefits of graduated compression when transitioning from recovery to early rehabilitation.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (December 6, 2016)—The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the implementation of Sec. 704 (also known as the pharmacy “lock-in” provision) in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA).

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (December 5, 2016)—Numotion has announced a new partnership with RibGrips to make the product available at shopnumotion.com. American-made and designed by a quadriplegic veteran, these wheelchair handrims feature soft rib discs that offer 360-degrees of gripping surface molded over aluminum handrings that attach to most standard wheels.

Trump Names Rep. Tom Price as Next HHS Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), a fierce critic of the Affordable Care Act and a proponent of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. (Amy Goldstein and Phillip Rucker/Washington Post)