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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — National Seating & Mobility has appointed Teresa “Terri” Kline, who most recently served as president and CEO of Health Alliance Plan, which was part of the Henry Ford Health System, to its board of directors. “Terri brings significant transformational experience and depth of knowledge from the managed care world to our board,” said Crispin Teufel, CEO. “A history of board service for growth-driven companies, strategic expertise and passion for...

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ascensia Diabetes Care and Senseonics Holdings have received an integrated CGM designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The designation indicates that the Eversense iCGM product can integrate with compatible medical devices, including insulin pumps. “Managing diabetes is all about personal choice and finding the options that best support an individual to live a healthier, less interrupted life,” said Brian Hansen, president of CGM at Ascensia. “For...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma Medical Equipment Providers Association gathered at the state capitol on April 23 to celebrate the passing of a bill that prohibits health insurers from refusing coverage for durable medical equipment and supplies as prescribed by a health care provider, regardless of whether the provider is in or out of network. “HB 1712 has been two years in the making,” said John Gallagher, vice president of government relations for VGM. “We had unanimous...

METAIRIE, La., and NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  RestorixHealth, a national wound care solutions company, will no longer provide Part B product supplies to residents in skilled nursing facilities as part of a new strategic agreement with Accurate Healthcare. The agreement will expand Accurate’s services and, when combined with its current offerings of specialized DME and respiratory equipment, will position the company as a scaled, complete one-stop-shop for skilled nursing facilities, it...

ELYRIA, Ohio, and IRVINE, Calif. – Invacare has announced the launch of Move for Mobility, a global fundraising initiative in collaboration with its partner, Free Wheelchair Mission. As part of the initiative in May, hundreds of Invacare employees around the world will participate to support Free Wheelchair Mission’s work in providing life-changing wheelchairs to people living in remote communities with no access to mobility equipment. Invacare employees will take part by being active...

RIDGELAND, Miss. – Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, has opened its latest pharmacy and ambulatory infusion center (AIC) in Ridgeland, Miss. Soleo Health Jackson offers a broad range of specialty pharmacy services and infusion therapies to patients requiring complex specialty biologic and infusion therapies across Mississippi, including those in Jackson, Tupelo, Hattiesburg and throughout the Gulf Coast. “Soleo Health identified an opportunity to...

WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory Care submitted a statement highlighting the need for Medcare to standardize the process for determining medical necessity for home oxygen therapy as part of a recent congressional hearing on “Examining How Improper Payments Cost Taxpayers Billions and Weaken Medicare and Medicaid.”  In the statement, the CQRC recommends CMS require Medicare contractors to use the clinical data element templates already created by the agency...

WASHINGTON – At least 20.3 million Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled as of April 18, 2024, based on the most current data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Kaiser Family Foundation has reported. Overall, 31% of people with a completed renewal were disenrolled in reporting states, while 69%, or 44.4 million enrollees, had their coverage renewed (one reporting state does not include data on renewed enrollees), KFF reports. Other findings from the data, according to KFF:...

LEHI, Utah – Virtual care provider Wheel can now provide caregivers with timely prescriptions for BabySat, Owlet’s infant pulse oximeter, through a new strategic partnership. The new BabySat virtual telehealth services platform, managed and powered by Wheel, also integrates with DME suppliers who accept and can bill for the product through insurance providers, which may offer up to 100% reimbursement. “Home monitoring plays a pivotal role in safeguarding at-risk infants by improving...

LIVINGSTONE, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has promoted Carrie Proffitt, RRT, to senior vice president of operations. Over the last few years, her role has evolved from clinical operations to overall operations of Encore’s software and service business lines. In her previous role as vice president of clinical operations, Proffitt demonstrated exceptional leadership, dedication and a deep commitment to Encore's mission, the company says.  Dallas-based CCS has named Scott Streator...