Tag: Incontinence products
Nexwear acquires ‘complementary’ Lily Bird
August 18, 2022HME News Staff
HENDERSON, Nev. - Nexwear, a provider and manufacturer of adult incontinence products, has acquired Lily Bird, a national brand focused on women, bringing together two complementary product portfolios. “Lily Bird fits very well into our overall shared sense of purpose, securing continued access to high end innovative incontinence care products,” said Matthew Anderson, Nexwear CEO & founder. “This alliance, combining our strengths, allows us to better serve the needs of our customers...
Tranquility Briefs steal scene in Netflix show
September 23, 2021HME News Staff
DUNBRIDGE, Ohio – Tranquility Briefs recently achieved Netflix fame through a mention in its original series, “The Chair.” In the fourth episode of the series, actor Bob Balaban, who plays an aging American-lit professor experiencing incontinence, expresses his frustration with being seen as irrelevant. He tells his wife, “I used to bestride the world like Colossus.” His wife wields a package of adult diapers and replies, “Well, now you’re going to bestride...
State news: Illinois targets MCOs, Minnesota gets approval from judge
September 14, 2018Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Proponents say a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives that would address reimbursement cuts for home medical equipment and supplies is critical as more and more payers offer below-Medicaid rates.This year, IlliniCare Health, a Medicaid MCO, announced rate cuts ranging from 10% to 50%. House Bill 5930 would prohibit MCOs from paying providers less than 10% below Medicaid “fee for service” rates.“IlliniCare was the first one, but there's been quite a bit...
Medline launches online store
May 16, 2018HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Medline has launched PersonalCareDirect.com, its first online consumer store offering products to residents of assisted living communities. PersonalCareDirect.com includes essential personal care products, such as incontinence supplies, skin health products, mobility aids, oral care necessities and nutritional supplements. The website also features education to help families select the correct products. “Families spend a great deal of time trying to find quality, reliable...
New York: TwinMed becomes preferred vendor
August 19, 2016Tracy Orzel
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. - New York provider Dan DeSimone says he needs more details before he chooses TwinMed for incontinence products.In June, TwinMed was awarded a $225 million preferred vendor contract for incontinence supplies for Medicaid beneficiaries in New York. Under the five-year contract, TwinMed has established minimum quality standards for adult and youth size diapers, and reduced costs, while maintaining the existing provider network, the state says.“My approach is, wait until...
Ill. Medicaid explores single supplier model
May 20, 2016Tracy Orzel
Springfield, Ill. - As Illinois looks to reduce spending on incontinence products, providers in the Prairie State say it's going about it the wrong way.In January, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services issued an RFP to select a single supplier that would provide all incontinence supplies to the state's Medicaid beneficiaries. “If you specialize in that market, it could mean closing down,” said David Doubek, president of Alsip, Ill.-based Doubek Medical Supply....