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Advanced Diabetes Supply builds out C-suite 

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Advanced Diabetes Supply builds out C-suite 

January 22, 2024HME News Staff

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Advanced Diabetes Supply, a distributor of specialized diabetes devices under the ADS and USMED brands, has made three new C-suite appointments.  The company has named Sean Muiz as chief supply chain officer, Melanie Montero as revenue cycle leader and Walt Meffert as chief transformation officer.  “We are pleased to welcome these seasoned leaders to the ADS executive team,” said Bill Mixon, who was named ADS CEO last year. “Their experience, expertise...

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Linda Langiotti

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Billing change better aligns CGM supplies with other supplies

November 10, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

WASHINGTON – CMS recently published a change request directing the DME MACs to allow 90-day billing for continuous glucose monitor supplies – a big win for all diabetes stakeholders.  Currently, while providers are shipping 90 days' worth of CGM supplies, they must bill for them monthly, causing “tremendous confusion” among providers and beneficiaries, says Linda Langiotti, senior vice president of strategic channels for CCS Medical, and chairwoman of the AAHomecare...

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Henry Schein doubles down on supplies

August 7, 2023HME News Staff

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Henry Schein, a provider of health care solutions to office-based dental and medical professionals, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority ownership position in Shield Healthcare, a provider of medical supplies with net sales of about $180 million in 2022.  Henry Schein, which acquired Prism Medical, also a provider of supplies, in 2021, says its acquisition of Valencia, Calif.-based Shield Healthcare will advance its continuum of care delivery model.  “As...

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Bill Mixon

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ADS gets ‘new eyes and ears’ to reach next phase of growth 

August 2, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Advanced Diabetes Supply has never been in a stronger position for growth, company officials say, and with new CEO Bill Mixon at the helm, they’re confident about its future.  Leading ADS, a national distributor of specialty diabetes supplies, seems like a sharp divergence from Mixon's previous role leading National Seating & Mobility, a provider of complex rehab technology, but he says the two product categories have similar foundations.  “At...

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AAH pushes for increased coverage for breastfeeding supplies 

June 15, 2022HME News Staff

WASHINGTON – AAHomecare’s Breastfeeding Coalition is urging insurance companies and Medicaid plans to increase coverage for breastfeeding supplies, as the baby formula shortage worsens. Insurance companies and Medicaid plans need to cover breastmilk storage bags and breast pump replacement parts to support the increased need to breastfeed and pump during the shortage, the coalition says. “There has never been a more important time for insurance companies, including state Medicaid...

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Better Living Now debuts in Idaho 

May 23, 2022HME News Staff

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Better Living Now plans to complete its expansion into the Northwest on June 1. The company’s new 19,000-square-foot distribution facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, will be headed up by Lauren Pope, vice president of operations. “We are thrilled to better service our customers – patients, providers and health plans – located in the Northwest and Southwest region of the United States,” Pope said. “As an essential business, our new facility will...

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Easy Breathe checks benefits

July 15, 2020HME News Staff

LOS ANGELES - Easy Breathe, an online CPAP store, now offers insurance “Easy Check,” allowing its team to provide free, no-obligation benefits verification for customers. Customers access the insurance “Easy Check” form online, fill it out and submit it. Easy Breathe will then reach out to customers after checking their insurance benefits, usually within one to two business days. “We started our 'Easy Check' program as part of our ongoing commitment to making CPAP easier,”...

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AdaptHealth amps up supplies portfolio

December 20, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - AdaptHealth's acquisition of Patient Care Solutions gives the provider a nice platform for expanding its supplies business, say analysts. PCS offers disposable medical supplies, including urological, incontinence, wound care and diabetes supplies, as well as breast pumps. “They've been doing supplies as a matter of course and I think this gives them the opportunity to leverage the customer base they have,” said Pat Clifford, managing director, the...

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AdaptHealth expands supplies portfolio

November 22, 2019HME News Staff

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - AdaptHealth has entered into a definitive agreement to buy McKesson's Patient Care Solutions (PCS) business, adding urological and ostomy supplies to its growing product portfolio. PCS will also increase AdaptHealth's presence in the markets for wound care, incontinence and diabetes supplies, as well as breast pumps. “The acquisition of PSC will represent an important step in our continuing growth as an industry consolidator,” said Luke McGee, CEO...

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Supplies market fracturing, poll respondents say

July 18, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor

YARMOUTH, Maine - The closures of both a distributor and a provider of urological supplies are signs of a shifting marketplace, say respondents to a recent HME Newspoll. The majority of respondents to the poll (67%) fear that product choice is becoming more limited in the wake of Peco Medical, which manufactured low-cost ostomy and other supplies, closing June 1. “We used a lot of the PECO product line,” wrote one respondent. “It will be sad to see another distributor leave...

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