DALLAS (April 07, 2014)—As first reported in the April 7, 2014 issue of Medtrade Monday, echoing the predictions of many experts, a Texas-based market research firm is forecasting 8.2 percent annual growth in U.S. demand for HME. RnR Market Research predicts a $12.6 billion dollar industry by 2018, with the single digit growth up to and beyond that timeframe.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (April 4, 2014)—SCA, a global hygiene and forest products company and maker of TENA personal care products, announced Svein Ryan was appointed to the position of vice president, marketing and business development, for SCA’s Personal Care business in North America. SCA is global leader in incontinence care.

AUSTIN, Texas (March 3, 2014)—Inova Labs Inc., a manufacturer of innovative oxygen therapy solutions, announced the availability of a new portable oxygen concentrator—the LifeChoice Activox Sport Model. Weighing only 3.9 pounds and featuring up to 5.5 hours of internal battery runtime, Activox Sport offers oxygen users a powerful, lightweight and hands-free portable oxygen solution.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 8, 2014)—The Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association (MNCHA) applauds the passage of House Bill 1029 and Senate Bill 852—the bills that, when signed into law by the Governor, will remove the pharmacy licensure requirement for durable medical equipment (DME) providers in Maryland. “This process has been an ongoing collaboration between MNCHA, numerous other state associations and the Maryland Board of Pharmacy for over a year.

AAHomecare’s new consumer facing campaign, Save My Medical Supplies (savemymedicalsupplies.org), has generated 725 letters to Congress in the first 24 hours after its launch. The campaign goal is to build a public outcry on HME issues by educating consumers about how Medicare reform mistakes are impacting people with serious medical needs. All types of medical supplies and equipment, such as wheelchairs, diabetic test strips and oxygen, are

(April 11, 2014)—ExcelHealth Inc. announced its new dual channel electrotherapy TENS device for relief of muscle and joint pain. The iReliev Pain Management System (ET-1313) is FDA approved and now available to consumers without a prescription.

ATLANTA (April 4, 2014)—A delegation led by U.S. Representative Tom Petri (R-WI), Chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee and representing Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District, visited GF’s Fond du Lac, Wis.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 4, 2014)—Allied Management Solutions, LLC (Allied), a home medical equipment (HME) management and consulting company recently signed a new agreement with health care solutions organization, Amerinet, Inc., to provide HME solutions to Amerinet members.

SOMERSET, Pa. (April 10, 2014)—DeVilbiss Healthcare was recently awarded a patent for its innovative SmartCode Remote Therapy Monitoring system. The development of SmartCode technology revolutionized the way in which patients can remotely report CPAP therapy usage and efficacy data to the health provider. With this patent, DeVilbiss is now protected from other imitation codes on the market. “We are pleased to have been awarded a U.S.