Tag: Soleo Health
In brief: AAH on cath fraud & CCS on GLP-1s
March 8, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has issued a statement affirming its support for the government to implement real-time monitoring of claims to detect potential fraud and abuse, in response to news reports of potential Medicare fraud by a handful of intermittent catheter companies.
AAHomecare's statement, which was shared with CMS and Capitol Hill, also reiterates recommendations for federal government initiatives to better monitor DME supplier billing practices and trends, including:
Increased...
Soleo Health turns 10
March 7, 2024HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health marked its 10th anniversary on Feb. 24. Led by CEO Drew Walk and COO Craig Vollmer, Soleo Health was founded on the commitment to simplify complex care for patients, and over the past decade, it has become one of the fastest-growing independent specialty pharmacies. Notably, the company has collaborated with more than 22,000 prescribers and delivered care to more than 100,000 patients. “Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to defining the unique requirements...
Soleo Health makes local list
September 28, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has ranked 16th on Dallas Business Journal’s list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Middle Market Companies throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For the past six years, Soleo Health has been ranked by the local business journal as one of the fastest-growing mid-sized companies in North Texas, which is considered among the nation’s largest metropolitan growth areas and most competitive U.S. marketplaces. “We are honored once again to be recognized on...
Soleo Health debuts in Boise
August 8, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health has opened its Boise, Idaho, pharmacy and infusion location. The location, which is close to the area’s largest hospital, features a custom-built ISO 5 clean room, which is an ultra-clean stringent classification required for compounded medication preparations. It also offers three private ambulatory infusion suites for patients receiving complex biologic and infusion therapies. “Soleo Health’s Boise market expansion allows the company to further...
In brief: GAO denies protest, OM reports growth, Numotion launches website
August 4, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by B&B Medical Services of six contracts for in-home oxygen and ventilator services awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Apria Healthcare.
B&B argued that the VA’s solicitation did not properly reflect its requirements, the agency failed to consider a corporate transaction relevant to its evaluation of the awardee's responsibility and technical capability, Apria misrepresented the availability...
Soleo Health opens Ohio location
August 2, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas & CINCINNATI – Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services, has opened a new location in Blue Ash, Ohio, in the Cincinnati area.
Soleo Health Cincinnati provides a broad range of specialty infusion therapies and pharmacy services to patients in their homes, as well as administration on-site at its ambulatory infusion center. The centralized location reaches patients residing throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
“The extensive...
Soleo Health scales to meet demand for approved Alzheimer’s drug
July 10, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health says it’s prepared to address anticipated increases in demand for LEQEMBI on the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration giving the Alzheimer’s drug full approval on July 7. Earlier this year, Soleo Health was selected by Eisai as the specialty pharmacy distribution partner for LEQEMBI. At the time, the drug had only received fast-track approval from the FDA. “LEQEMBI represents an important advancement in the ongoing fight to treat Alzheimer’s...
Soleo’s Drew Walk named to NHIA board
March 22, 2023HME News Staff
FRISCO, Texas – Soleo Health CEO Drew Walk has been to the National Home Infusion Association’s 2023-2024 board of directors. Walk joins a group of seasoned home infusion experts on the board. “It is both a privilege and an honor to be asked to serve on NHIA’s board of directors alongside industry leaders and individuals who lead well-established and respected companies in the home infusion arena,” said Walk. “I am proud to have an opportunity to add my voice to...
Infusion report: No matter how you spin it, access has gone down
March 10, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON – A new report from CMS is an “indictment” of the agency’s current home infusion benefit, say stakeholders.
The “HIT Monitoring Report, February 2023” shows utilization has remained basically flat over a 26-month study period, despite growing Medicare enrollment, with only 1,250 beneficiaries, on average, receiving Part B home infusion services per quarter.
“We do feel like this is more evidence that CMS’s flawed policy...
In brief: React acquisition, Numotion settlement, complex rehab carve out
February 10, 2023HME News Staff
SARASOTA, Fla. - React Health subsidiary Ventec Systems has acquired Invacare’s respiratory assets.
Invacare announced late last year that it would be exiting the respiratory market.
“With this acquisition, React Health is well positioned to continue to support the end-to-end care of patients with cardiology, sleep and respiratory illnesses, in partnership with physicians and providers of diagnostic and needed therapies,” said Tom Pontzius, president of operations...