NEW YORK—The New York City Council voted to establish a sleep apnea screening pilot program. The program will seek to expand access to preventive medical care and improve health outcomes by providing screenings to New Yorkers at no cost, prioritizing individuals without insurance.
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MINNEAPOLIS—Gem Specialty Health, Inc., the nationwide virtual care company specializing in sleep care, announced a $7 million Series A funding round co-led by
LOS ANGELES—Amino Health, a digital health care guidance platform, announced a partnership
NAMUR, Belgium—Sunrise, a sleep disorder diagnostics technology company, announced it has appointed a new chief growth officer, acquired California-based sleep clinic Dreem Health and has made plans to bring sleep care to the United States through telehealth services and online-based solutions.
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Sleep Services has earned accreditation from the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA), which now designates it as one of only a few outsourced clinical service programs in the post-acute homecare industry.
Philips Respironics provided the latest results and conclusions on the comprehensive test and research program to assess potential health risks related to the polyester-based polyurethane (PE-PUR) sound abatement foam in specific sleep therapy and ventilator devices under the voluntary June 2021 recall notification/field safety notice.*
SANTA BARBARA, California—Good Housekeeping
ALBANY, N.Y. (May 12, 2022)—The New York State Medicaid department released their durable medical equipment (DME) manual update, effective June, 1 2022. Per the 202-page manual, all CPAP and BiPAP supplies that were formerly bundled with a new PAP set-up will be unbundled as of June 1.
Heated humidifiers (E0562) and cool humidifiers (E0561) were also unbundled from a new CPAP or BiPAP set up, and will be paid separately.