Tag: GEMCO Medical
GEMCO expansion increases shipping capacity, sets stage for automation
July 2, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
HUDSON, Ohio – GEMCO Medical’s new distribution center in Salt Lake City, Utah, will expand shipping capacity by up to 150,000 packages each month while freeing up space at its Hudson, Ohio, headquarters to pilot new automation technology.
The company currently ships about 350,000 packages each month from Ohio and is shifting part of that volume west as it builds a more geographically balanced distribution network.
“Salt Lake City will follow our current footprint at first...
Session spotlight: Understand benefits, challenges of CGMs
March 3, 2026Theresa Flaherty
PHOENIX – Despite potential headwinds to the medical supplies market, continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) remain a good opportunity, but providers must take a hard look at how well they think they can manage the category, say Matt Edwards and David Chandler.
Edwards, CEO of GEMCORE, and Chandler, vice president, payer relations at AAHomecare, will co-present during the panel session “Breaking into...
GEMCO Medical to open new facility in Salt Lake City
January 26, 2026HME News Staff
HUDSON, Ohio – GEMCO Medical will open a new distribution center in Salt Lake City this summer to expand capacity, accelerate delivery times and enhance service levels for customers across the Western United States. Designed with advanced fulfillment capabilities, the site will receive, store and distribute a broad range of medical supplies, helping meet increasing customer demand while maintaining high standards for accuracy, reliability, and compliance,...
Diabetes resupply: Preserve dual access
August 12, 2025Matt Edwards
Q. Why does the path to a CGM matter, and should patient choice lead the way?
A. The way a patient receives their CGM—through a pharmacy or a DME provider—can have a meaningful impact on adherence, outcomes and health care costs. That’s why it’s essential to protect patient and physician choice in determining the best delivery channel.
Studies consistently show that the DME pathway supports stronger adherence and long-term success. One study in JMIR Diabetes...
Diabetes resupply: Train early, often
July 8, 2025Matt Edwards
Q. What challenges should I expect when managing CGM resupply—and how do I overcome them?
A. There are several operational, regulatory and clinical challenges to overcome, but understanding and proactively addressing potential challenges at the start of a CGM program is key to its success and sustainability.
Insurance complexity is a common challenge. CGM products may fall under both pharmacy and medical benefits, which can confuse patients and providers. Pharmacy and...
Diabetes Resupply: Establish infrastructure
June 17, 2025Matt Edwards
Q. How do HME businesses get started with a CGM resupply program?
A. Most HME providers already possess the foundational capabilities needed for a CGM resupply program—such as patient outreach, billing expertise and established provider relationships. Success lies in integrating these assets into a scalable, compliant and patient-centered model.
The first step is to review payer contracts. Continuous glucose monitors may be covered under the medical benefit (via...
Diabetes Resupply: Seize the CGM opportunity
May 6, 2025Matt Edwards
Q. Why should HME providers consider launching a continuous glucose monitor resupply program now?
A. Diabetes impacts more than 37 million Americans, many of whom rely on daily glucose monitoring to manage their condition and prevent serious complications. In recent years, the standard of care has evolved with the widespread adoption of CGMs—small, wearable devices that provide real-time glucose readings through a sensor placed under the skin. As these devices become more mainstream,...
Tech, cross-selling sustain supplies market
April 4, 2025Tracy Orzel
The medical supplies industry is at a turning point, driven by rising demand for home-based care and advancing technology to meet evolving patient and provider expectations. Leaders point to developments like supply chain modernization, AI-driven efficiencies and cross-category solutions as critical tools to not only propel the category forward but also address increasing costs and reduced reimbursement.
Amazon effect
Russ Hicks, senior vice president at Cardinal Health at-Home,...
Key to diabetes market? Patient self-care
February 27, 2023John Andrews
Diabetes patients want to be empowered to gain more control over the management of their disease and that should be the top consideration for HME providers in charge of their care, specialists in the field say.
Elaine Anderson, head of the Eversense CGM Business Unit at Parsippany, N.J.-based Ascensia Diabetes Care, contends that patient choice is a significant driver in diabetes and other products in the medical supplies category.
“As we learn more about certain conditions...
GEMCORE: ‘We want to surround the patient with product’
July 8, 2022Liz Beaulieu, Editor
HUDSON, Ohio – GEMCORE marks its 30th year in business in 2022, celebrating everything from its humble beginnings to its diversification.
The company, which was founded in the family home of Ed and Toni Edwards, has grown to comprise a group of businesses and that spans a 130,000-square-foot headquarters and seven branch locations.
“My dad was a health care operations and logistics executive, and my mom was an ICU nurse,” said Matt Edwards, CEO. “I learned...