TORRANCE, Calif. (Sept. 18, 2013)—Convaid, Inc., a Torrance-based manufacturer of lightweight, compact-folding, adaptive-assisted wheelchairs, is pleased to announce its alliance with United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (UCPLA).  This announcement marks the initiation of a more formal alliance, although Convaid has supported UCPLA and its efforts for many years.

PITTSBURGH  (Sept. 18, 2013)—A medical equipment saleswoman has been indicted on charges she defrauded Highmark's Security Blue Medicare Program out of $200,000 by submitting bogus claims for air mattresses for patients who didn't really need them.

Online court records do not list an attorney for 62-year-old Mary Monica Wilson-Lefler, of Sewickley, Pa., who was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday.