Tag: Jones Medical Supply
New accreditation cycle raises costs, burdens
June 5, 2026Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – Home medical equipment (HME) providers who are preparing for resurvey and reaccreditation say CMS's move to an annual requirement adds significant administrative burden with little perceived benefit.
Providers push back on annual requirement
As part of its final rule on the competitive bidding program, CMS began requiring all providers to undergo annual reaccreditation starting Jan. 1, 2026 – a shift from the previous three-year cycle.
Providers say...
New business is a Plus for Jones Medical Supply
August 25, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TROY, Ala. – Provider Jason Jones has opened a new, CPAP-focused business to expand his footprint beyond the rural area he has been serving.
In July, he opened CPAP Plus, offering a full range of CPAP devices, masks and supplies, in Dothan, Ala., partnering with Woody and Joe O’Neal, who launched CPAP Plus in 2021 in Birmingham.
“We already had great relationships with the referral sources down there, but it didn’t make sense for a patient to drive an hour...
Jones Medical Supply 'changes the game’
April 28, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TROY, Ala. – A year after inking name, image and license (NIL) deals with local college athletes, Jones Medical Supply has upped its game by partnering with a local sleep center to offer sleep studies to the offensive linemen of the Troy Trojans.
“The offensive lineman are often big, overweight guys – there’s no other way to put it,” said Jason Jones, president of Jones Medical, which has locations in Troy and Greenville, Ala. “They have a large neck and...
Jones Medical Supply teams up with football team for sleep testing
April 18, 2023HME News Staff
TROY, Ala. – Jones Medical Supply has partnered with the Troy Regional Sleep Disorders Center to offer sleep studies to Troy Trojan offensive line players.
Football players who choose to participate will undergo a sleep study conducted by the Troy Regional Sleep Disorders Center to determine if they have OSA and would benefit from a CPAP machine.
“Sleep is extremely vital to overall health,” said Rick Smith, Troy Regional CEO, “and we are excited to partner...
Jones Medical Supply tackles marketing deal
May 26, 2022Tracy Orzel
TROY, Ala. - Jones Medical Supply is one of the first DMEs in the country to sign a name, image and likeness (NIL) deal with not one, but two local college athletes.
“First and foremost I'm a huge supporter of Troy University Athletics,” said Jason Jones, president of Jones Medical. “From a company standpoint, we’re their official oxygen provider. Eighty percent of our marketing budget goes to Troy Athletics."
Founded in 2005, Jones Medical has two locations...
Jones Medical heads west
January 7, 2022Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TROY, Ala. – Jones Medical Supply sees a potential landscape for expansion with its first ever acquisition, Sells Medical Equipment, says Jason Jones.
Sells Medical is in Greenville, Ala., about one hour west of Jones Medical’s Troy location, and serves a rural area covering several counties.
“Western Alabama is more rural the farther west you drive,” said Jones, president. “You can drive for 50 minutes and not find a hospital or DME company. There’s...
Trickle down effect
November 25, 2015Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
TROY, Ala. - When provider Jason Jones wanted to honor a deceased co-worker, he did so in a way that combined his two greatest passions: work and clean water.Mike Marler, a delivery tech for Jones Medical Supply, died of cancer in 2012. His employer recently donated a well in his name to a village in India.The $3,000 donation, which covered the cost of the well, its construction and its upkeep, comes from an event called WOD (Workout of the Day) for Water, which Jones co-founded. Every...