Tag: Hospice
CMS announces moratorium on hospice, home health agency enrollments
May 13, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement a six-month, nationwide data-driven moratorium on new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies (HHAs).
CMS says the moratorium, which will temporarily halt the influx of new providers into these high-risk categories, continues the Trump Administration’s crackdown on fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare program.
“We’ve seen systemic and deeply troubling fraud in the hospice...
Palladium Equity Partners to acquire DME Express
March 23, 2026HME News Staff
NEW YORK and THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Palladium Equity Partners has announced an agreement to acquire a majority equity interest in DME Express, a provider of durable medical equipment (DME) serving hospice providers across the U.S., from WayPoint Capital Partners, which will maintain a minority equity interest.
Palladium, which has more than $3 billion in assets under management, expects to partner with CEO Mark Borneleit and his founding team to continue to lead the business.
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National HME positions itself as scalable partner
October 10, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
IRVING, Texas – National HME’s new partnership with Elara Caring offers the national home care provider a single-source option for durable medical equipment (DME) and services for its hospice patients in 18 states.
National HME will bring to bear 70 brick-and-mortar locations across the country and a proprietary operations platform to help Elara Caring serve its hospice patients.
“Elara Caring is a prestigious and established provider to home care and hospice patients,”...
Diversification: Improve workflows to scale
October 8, 2025Gabe Buckner
Q. What practical steps can DME providers take to reduce administrative strain and improve service delivery for hospice and other B2B long-term care clients?
A. One of the most impactful steps is implementing a hospice-DME care coordination integrated technology that streamlines intake, order processes and billing. Many providers face bottlenecks during monthly billing cycles due to manual data entry and fragmented communication. By adopting tools that allow referring organizations to view...
National HME partners with Elara Caring in tech-driven expansion
September 23, 2025HME News Staff
DALLAS and IRVING, Texas. - Under a new exclusive agreement National HME will deliver DME equipment and services to Elara Caring’s patient network across 18 states.
Elara Caring, a national home health provider, serves more than 60,000 patients daily, supported by a team of about 26,000 caregivers operating more than 300 locations throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Soutwest.
“We are honored to partner with the Elara Caring team in delivering high-quality, compassionate...
OIG: Medicare overpaid hospitals for hospice patients
November 21, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Medicare improperly paid acute-care hospitals an estimated $190 million over five years for outpatient services provided to hospice patients, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
For 30 of 100 sample items, payments to acute-care hospitals for outpatient services provided to hospice enrollees complied with Medicare requirements. For the remaining 70 items, however, payments did not comply with the requirements.
Specifically, the OIG...
Home Oxygen Company positions for growth
July 17, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
MODESTO, Calif. – Home Oxygen Company’s recent acquisition of the DME division of a local hospice provider will boost its patient census in California’s Central Valley and position it to grow into 2025, says CEO Andrea Ewert.
Home Oxygen Company in June announced it had finalized a deal to acquire the DME business from Modesto, Calif.-based Community Hospice & Health Services, a company that it already had a good working relationship with, says Ewert.
“We...
VITAS Healthcare promotes four
February 7, 2024HME News Staff
MIAMI – VITAS Healthcare, a provider of hospice services in 14 states, has promoted four leaders to vice president roles, including Mario De La Rosa, who is now vice president of HME operations. De La Rosa, Kathleen Coronado, Anthony Cosma and Angela Hamrick join the executive management team with more than 50 years of combined experience in hospice and palliative care. De La Rosa will be responsible for continuing to evolve the level of internal collaboration among the HME business and operations...
Enos Home Medical focuses on ‘cleaner’ hospice market
July 28, 2023HME News Staff
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Enos Home Medical tripled its size along the North Shore of Massachusetts when it bought the hospice business of a local company recently, says CEO Jon Enos.
The family-owned Enos Home Medical, which was founded by Enos’ grandfather as a part-time oxygen business in 1950, also serves Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern New Hampshire.
“I’m always on the lookout for ways to increase our footprint and this was a unique opportunity,”...
Enos Home Medical makes acquisition
July 5, 2023HME News Staff
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Enos Home Medical has expanded its footprint in northern Massachusetts and reinforced its focus on the hospice market with a recent acquisition of “significant DME assets” in the area, says Jon Enos.
The acquisition better positions Enos Home Medical to “meet current dynamic market conditions and today’s ever-changing medical landscape,” the company says.
“We are excited to be able to reach even more hospice patients in the...