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Roche sues pharmacy network

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/22/2019
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Specialty Providers

NEW YORK – Roche Diagnostics has filed a lawsuit against the former executives of a Utah-based company, alleging nationwide fraud involving test strips.

Study: US oxygen fatalities far outnumber those in England

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/22/2019
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General News

LONDON – Home oxygen fatalities in the US are nearly twenty times than in England, according to new research from BPR, a medical gas specialist.

Tenn. CRT bill heads to governor’s desk

by: 
HME News Staff
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03/19/2019
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Mobility

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee State Legislature has enacted legislation to create a “separate benefit” category for complex rehab technology.

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Round 2021: Timeline, categories vex stakeholders

Legislation to carve out vents expected to be introduced
 by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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03/15/2019
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General News

WASHINGTON – CMS has set an “aggressive” timeline for HME providers to gear up for Round 2021 of competitive bidding, industry stakeholders say.

CVS HealthHUBs won’t change HME market, providers say

by: 
Theresa Flaherty
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03/15/2019
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Providers

YARMOUTH, Maine – CVS’s plans to push further into the HME market don’t faze providers, who say they’ve seen what happens when other outside companies try to muscle in.

PurWell applies VirtuOx approach to CBD

by: 
Liz Beaulieu
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03/15/2019
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Vendors

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – PurWell, a spin-off of VirtuOx, an IDTF for sleep disorders and respiratory diseases, entered the increasingly crowded market for CBD products last month.

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HME NewsPoll April 2019

CVS Health is piloting three HealthHUB locations to offer a broader range of healthcare services and products, including certain DME like CPAP masks and accessories.