Archive: 2025
BFLOW celebrates decade in business ‘making work easier’
December 31, 2025HME News Staff
FRESNO, Calif. — BFLOW Solutions today marks ten years of building technology designed for one simple purpose: making the work of DME teams easier, not harder. Founded in 2016 by Ted Jones, BFLOW was created in response to a growing gap in the DME industry. Over the past decade, BFLOW has evolved alongside its customers. Continuous feedback from billing teams, managers, and operators helped shape the platform into what it is today: a Workflow Optimization Suite (WOS) designed to standardize...
Re-Time launches smart ring targeting sleep, wellbeing
December 31, 2025HME News Staff
ADELAIDE, Australia – Re-Time has launched the retimer Ring, a smart ring solution to help people improve sleep and overall wellbeing. “retimer Ring isn't just another ring - it's your daily companion for a better life; and that's just the beginning of what will be a holistic wearable to not just track your sleep and activity but also offer research-based programs to improve wellbeing,” said Nitin Goyal, COO. “By combining bio signals, proven therapeutic...
CMS announces $50B in rural health care spending for all 50 states
December 30, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts legislation to strengthen and modernize health care in rural communities across the country.
In 2026, states will receive first-year awards from CMS, averaging $200 million within...
New tech: MIT researchers develop non-invasive glucose monitor
December 30, 2025HME News Staff
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used Raman spectroscopy to develop a shoebox-sized device that can measure blood glucose levels without any needles, MIT News reports. In tests in a healthy volunteer, researchers found the device’s measurements were similar to those of a commercial continuous glucose monitor, which requires a wire to be implanted under the skin. “For a long time, the...
Do weight-loss drugs reduce need for CPAP? Modestly, according to new research
December 30, 2025HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine – Popular weight-loss drugs, especially tirzepatide, are linked to modestly lower CPAP initiation among adults with Type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers found a stronger link between the drugs and reduced hospitalization and mortality. “These findings align with recent randomized clinical trials showing...
Medline closes IPO, trades at $42.78
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Medline announced Dec. 18 that it closed its upsized initial public offering (IPO) of 248,439,654 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $29.00 per share, including the full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional 32,405,172 shares of Class A common stock. Medline intends to use the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts) from the issuance of 179,000,000 shares to repay outstanding indebtedness...
AdaptHealth agrees to resolve lawsuit for $35M
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - AdaptHealth has agreed to pay $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the company made false and misleading statements about its billing practices, compliance systems, acquisition integration and financial performance from Aug. 4, 2020, to Nov. 7, 2023. The settlement, which covers investors who purchased or acquired AdaptHealth common stock during that period, will...
Henry Schein provides update on search for new CEO
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
MELVILLE, N.Y. – Henry Schein expects to appoint its next CEO by mid-January 2026. The company says it has nearly completed the search process, but it will not be finalized before year-end. “We have evaluated a pool of highly qualified candidates, and the level of interest and caliber of talent have been exceptional,” said Philip A. Laskawy, lead director for Henry Schein. “We expect to make a final decision on a...
New study links OSA with mental health decline
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
YARMOUTH, Maine - Middle-aged and older adults at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had consistently worse mental health outcomes, according to a national longitudinal cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
Key points from the study:
Question: Is high risk of OSA associated with increased odds of concurrent and future mental health conditions among middle-aged and older adults?
Findings:...
MACs withdraw new coverage policies for skin substitutes
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are withdrawing the local coverage determinations (LCDs) for skin substitute grafts/cellular and tissue-based products for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers that were scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made the announcement on Dec. 24, only days after announcing that the MACs would release updated LCDs that...