Tag: Home medical supplies
Medline marks six decades in business
June 3, 2026HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Medline celebrates its 60th anniversary this month. Founded by brothers Jim and Jon Mills, the company began as a modest, family-run operation that manufactured health care apparel for providers in and around Chicago – a natural evolution from the meat-packing aprons, surgical gowns and nurses’ attire that the brothers’ grandfather, A.L. Mills, had started supplying local customers two generations earlier.
Today, the company:
Distributes approximately...
Medline grows partnership with T.J. Regional Health
May 27, 2026HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has signed an expanded prime vendor agreement with Glasgow, Ky.-based T.J. Regional Health to provide care to patients across south-central Kentucky through its network of two hospitals and other outpatient and specialty care facilities. With this agreement, T.J. Regional Health will gain access to Medline’s portfolio of lab products, expanding its existing access to medical-surgical supplies. The agreement also provides access to Medline’s robust distribution...
Medline to pilot warehouse automation platform from Symbotic
April 20, 2026HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has announced a strategic agreement to be the first health care company to implement next-generation warehouse automation from Symbotic as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the resiliency, efficiency and scalability of the health care supply chain. The company will pilot the technology in 2027 at one of its 45 distribution centers. “Our vertically integrated solution of manufacturing and distributing products to all points of care is unique among healthcare...
Closing the loop: Verhulst brings personal insight, big ‑picture vision to HCD
March 20, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
RICHMOND, Va. – Home Care Delivered (HCD) has named industry veteran Chris Verhulst chief growth officer, tapping his two decades of health care experience and personal connection to home care to help close gaps in a fragmented system.
“Home care continues to present significant growth opportunities as the industry shifts care from high-cost inpatient settings to the home – where patients not only prefer to be, but often achieve better outcomes,” said Verhulst, whose experience...
In brief: AAH’s call to action, DreamStation’s new designation, CMS’s new ABN
March 20, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare is urging providers to build support for the DIABETES Act (S. 4037), which, among other things, would delay Medicare competitive bidding for continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps for five years.
The bill, which was introduced March 12 by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, would also expand Medicare coverage of diabetes self-management training sessions.
AAHomecare says stakeholders can build important early support for this...
Medical Supplies council extends impact survey
March 19, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare’s Medical Supplies Council is extending the deadline for a nationwide Market Impact Survey to assess the ongoing effects of reimbursement levels, supply chain volatility, product and operational costs, and staffing pressures across a variety of disposable supplies, as well as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin infusion pumps. The association says insights gathered from the 2026 survey will be critical in advocacy...
Conduit Health hits $22M in total finding to expand AI-driven DME access
March 17, 2026HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Conduit Health, a consumer-oriented provider of insurance-covered medical supplies and services for Medicare and Medicaid patients, has announced a $17 million Series A to expand its vertically-integrated model that it says brings clinical care, insurance authorization and medical supply fulfillment together under one coordinated structure.
In just 16 months since its public launch, Conduit has delivered supplies to more than 50,000 patients, while increasing its product catalog...
Medline provides value, stability amid health care ‘crisis,’ CEO says
March 6, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline used its first earnings call since going public in December to assure investors that the company is well-positioned to support a health care industry facing what CEO Jim Boyle called a “crisis of complexity.”
Boyle said providers are grappling with ongoing reimbursement pressures and regulatory uncertainty that make stability and cost containment top priorities.
“They're dealing with cuts in Medicaid, Medicare; they're worried about...
Medline inks supplier agreement with Coastal Bend DME
December 5, 2025HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has signed a supplier agreement with Texas-based Coastal Bend DME, a locally owned and operated durable medical equipment (DME) and supply company serving communities in South Texas. The agreement provides Coastal Bend DME with access to Medline’s expansive product portfolio and next-day delivery capabilities, supporting Coastal Bend DME’s provision of home care and DME to patients. “We are thrilled...
Medline recognized by HealthTrust for efficient distribution
October 16, 2025HME News Staff
NORHTFIELD, Ill. – Medline received the Medical-Surgical Supplier of the Year Award from HealthTrust Performance Group (HealthTrust) during the recent HealthTrust University Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This annual award recognizes a HealthTrust partner for its continued excellence in providing quality products, efficient distribution and significant value to help HealthTrust members optimize their supply chains and improve patient outcomes. “We are honored to receive this award,”...