Tag: debt reduction
In brief: Catheter code change, Part B premium increase, AdaptHealth debt reduction
November 19, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Documentation of any spinal cord injury diagnosis is sufficient to establish Medicare coverage for sterile catheter kits (A4297 and A4353) starting Jan. 1, according to a new local coverage determination (LCD) and policy article from the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs).
The expanded coverage, which better aligns with current clinical evidence, will help to reduce serious urinary tract infections (UTIs), AAHomecare stated in a bulletin.
“The...
AdaptHealth’s debt reduction efforts lead to upgrade
November 18, 2025HME News Staff
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - AdaptHealth has announced that S&P Global Ratings has recently upgraded the issue-level rating on the company’s senior unsecured debt to “BB-” from “B+” and revised its recovery rating to “4” from “5.” S&P highlighted that the upgrade follows $225 million of year-to-date prepayment of its senior secured term loan A due in 2029. This, S&P said, increases recovery prospects for AdaptHealth’s unsecured...