Tag: BritKare
BritKare fills ‘need for better care’
June 30, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
AMARILLO, Texas – BritKare Home Medical has expanded into the “overlooked” hospice market with its recent acquisition of Valmed Home Health & Pharmacy Solutions, says Josh Britten.
“We believe it’s a market that’s been overlooked in recent years,” said Britten, CEO of BritKare. "We think there is definitely a need for better care at the end of life and we would like to be a provider for our community and help these people in any way possible.”
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Provider vindicated but wary
February 25, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AMARILLO, Texas – Provider Josh Britten appealed $650,000 worth of denied Medicare claims back in 2015 and it took him six years and more than $100,000 to get it back. And he’s one of the lucky ones – he had the resources to stick with it.
“We filed our third appeal in 2015 and we finally received a decision in 2021,” said Britten, CEO of BritKare Home Medical. “We were six years waiting on a decision (at the ALJ level) that should have taken 90 days.”
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New rates fuel ‘engine’ of HME industry
April 8, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – An increase in oxygen reimbursement is a shot in the arm for the HME industry, say providers.
CMS in March released an updated fee schedule for oxygen that will result in an increase in fee schedule amounts ranging from $6.72 to $8.19 in former competitive bidding areas; $5.17 to $5.43 in other non-rural areas; and $4.14 to $6.82 in non-contiguous and rural areas, according to the VGM Group.
“This is a big thing for our industry, and it needs to be celebrated,”...
'This is where we shine'
March 29, 2021Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Whether it’s a global pandemic, a natural disaster or a poorly thought-out government policy, independent HME providers say they will continue to show up for patients.
BritKare recently donated wheelchairs and oxygen tanks to help vaccination efforts at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas, where large turnouts have meant lengthy waits in line for seniors, including owner Josh Britten’s grandmother.
“She has COPD and when she had issues with the long line, we knew...
Numotion grows in Texas
December 1, 2020HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion has expanded into Amarillo, Texas, with the acquisition of the complex rehab division of BritKare. “Numotion is proud to continue to grow our reach in Texas with this investment in BritKare,” said Mike Swinford, Numotion CEO. Founded in 1995, BritKare has been serving the mobility needs of customers in the areas surrounding Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, for more than 25 years. The company's employees, including four assistive technology professionals, will...
BritKare makes first buy
June 19, 2015Tracy Orzel
AMARILLO, Texas - BritKare Home Medical took its first dip in the M&A pool in early May when it acquired Lubbock, Texas-based Pillar Equipment Services.“This is our first (acquisition),” said Josh Britten, president of BritKare. “We're retaining the location, the employees—the only thing that's really changing is the name.”Founded in 1995, the family-owned DME provider has locations in Amarillo and Pampa, Texas, and offers orthotics and pediatric supplies, as well as...
In brief: Sunrise Medical up for sale, Liberator adds customers
May 15, 2015HME News Staff
FRESNO, Calif. - Equistone Partners has put Sunrise Medical up for sale, according to Reuters. The European-based investment firm is considering offers from IK Investment Partners and Nordic Capital in a potential $507 million deal, the news agency reports. Equistone Partners, which is owned and managed by the former executives of Barclays Private Equity, is also considering an offer from “a family office,” a vehicle handling the assets of a wealthy family, Reuters reports. Equistone...
BritKare buys Pillar
May 12, 2015HME News Staff
AMARILLO, Texas - BritKare Home Medical has acquired Pillar Equipment Services, a diversified DME business based in Lubbock, Texas. The acquisition gives BritKare, which has been serving the Texas Panhandle region since 1995, three locations in Northwest Texas. “The acquisition of Pillar gives us expanded regional capability to continue providing exceptional service to our patients and referral sources in the Texas Panhandle,” stated Josh Britten, president of BritKare, in a press release....