WASHINGTON—BAYADA Hearts for Home Care (H4HC), a nonprofit advocacy organization made up of thousands of homecare recipients, their families and loved ones and homecare professionals, presented Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), with its Lifetime Achievement Award.
PELHAM MANOR, New York—Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Naomi Gruchacz, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), announced the unsealing of a five-count Indictment charging Manishkumar Patel in connection with a health care fraud and kickback scheme involving the sale of fraudulent prescriptions.
TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare, a national homecare franchise and an Entrepreneur 500-ranked enterprise, has sold 37 new territories through the end of the third quarter, up 16% from a year ago.
The brand currently has 488 sold territories, up 45% since January 2020.
FORT WORTH, Texas—Apple Homecare Medical Supply, Inc., a Texas pediatric respiratory and enteral supply provider, was recently acquired by Minnesota-based Pediatric Home Respiratory Services, LLC (PHS), a multi-state provider of pediatric respiratory equipment, enteral nutrition, infusion nursing and pharmacy, homecare/private duty nursing and more.
RALEIGH, N.C.—State and national durable medical equipment (DME) advocates have helped secure a $3.2 million increase for HME in North Carolina, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) announced.
AAHomecare credited the Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA) and strong relationships developed with North Carolina Medicaid officials and members of the state legislature for making the win possible.
ATLANTA—The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) and the Georgia Association of Medical Equipment Suppliers (GAMES) recently secured a rate floor for durable medical equipment (DME) using regulatory authority, AAHomecare announced. Laura Williard, vice president of payer relations for AAHomecare and state legislative chair for GAMES, worked closely with Peachtree Government Relations and helped organize two lobby days in the state to educate government officials on reimbursemen
DALLAS and OMAHA, Nebraska—In an advancement for home-based care providers, Axxess, a global technology innovator for health care at home, and
ATLANTA—Gentiva, a dedicated hospice, palliative and personal care company, announced it has received all required state and federal regulatory approvals and completed its previously announced acquisition of ProMedica's home health, palliative and hospice business.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced it has acquired Corridor, an end-to-end tech-enabled services platform designed for the post-acute care industry’s challenges, from HealthEdge Investment Partners, a health care-focused private equity firm.
