GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan—Mary Free Bed at Home announced it has been named among America's Best Home Health Agencies for 2026 by Newsweek and Statista. Ranked fifth in the state of Michigan, and first in West Michigan, this ranking places Mary Free Bed at Home among the top 300 home health providers nationwide, selected from more than 10,000 agencies across the country.

NEW YORK—Ash, a provider of at-home care delivery, announced a partnership with Innovaccer, a health care artificial intelligence (AI) platform company. The collaboration will integrate Ash's end-to-end at-home health testing solution within Galaxy, Innovaccer's AI platform that unites payer risk adjustment and HEDIS (health care effectiveness data and information set) management.

CUSHING, Oklahoma—Mark Loftis, a medical supply company owner and chiropractor was charged for his alleged role in a conspiracy to submit fraudulent claims to multiple federal health care programs. The claims were for orthotic braces and other durable medical equipment (DME). Loftis was also charged for the theft of government fund intended to support health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OWINGS MILLS, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reinstated the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) as an approved accrediting organization (AO) for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) until further notice.

WACO, Texas—Increasing financial pressure has more homecare agencies concerned about their profitability, according to a new survey from software provider AxisCare. 

SUNRISE, Florida—Interim HealthCare Inc. announced it has acquired its second-largest franchisee and one of the longest-tenured franchise operations in the Interim HealthCare network.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Interim’s corporate operations expanded to include the upstate and midlands of South Carolina, along with a hospice location in Atlanta, Georgia. Local franchise leadership will now report into Interim HealthCare’s headquarters.

TROY, Michigan—Integra Partners announced it has entered a partnership with HelixVM, a provider of 24/7 "visit-less" asynchronous virtual care, under its group purchasing organization (GPO) offer. The partnership tackles one of the biggest challenges in the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) industry-getting the documentation and medical orders required to bill for services.

DALLAS—21st Century Health Care Consultants, a provider of consulting, licensing, accreditation and training services for homecare agencies nationwide, announced a strategic alliance with Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), a provider of home-based care software and administrative services.

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a series of listening sessions hosted by CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on home health and hospice fraud in Los Angeles. The sessions were attended by staff of LeadingAge national, LeadingAge California and The National Alliance for Care at Home. 

DALLAS—Applied Digital, a designer, builder and operator of engineered data centers and colocation services announced it is planning to merge with EKSO Bionics Holdings, Inc.. Once closed, the combination will go forward as ChronoScale Corporation, a compute platform purpose-built to support artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.