Tag: Medline
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...
In brief: Latest UHC-Synapse deal, Dexcom stolen sensors, WeOxy debut
May 29, 2026HME News Staff
SKOKIE, Ill. – UnitedHealthcare has announced that Synapse Health will manage durable medical equipment (DME) orders for certain UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans in additional states beginning Sept. 1, 2026.
For individual HMO & PPO plans, Synapse Health will manage DME for members in Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
For chronic special needs plans (C-SNP), Synapse...
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 installs automated system in 24th distribution center
May 19, 2026HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline has unveiled a new AutoStore installation at its distribution center in Aurora, Colo., as part of an ongoing effort to drive efficiency, optimize fulfillment and increase order capacity amid growing customer demand in the region. This is Medline's 24th AutoStore installation nationwide. "Medline's continued investment in AutoStore technology is a good example of our relentless effort to drive operational excellence within our supply chain as demand grows,"...
Medline focuses on mitigation as oil prices, tariffs shift
May 15, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline is taking a “measured approach” to shifting oil prices and tariff rates, company officials say, as it prepares for potential impacts later this year.
The company saw minimal impact to its profit and loss from the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz in the first quarter but expects a larger – though still immaterial – effect in the second quarter, when diesel prices climbed above $5 per gallon.
“Consistent with how we have historically...
Medline positions for sustained growth
May 11, 2026HME News Staff
NORTHFIELD, Ill. – Medline reported net sales of $7.4 billion for the first quarter of 2026, a 10.7% increase. Net income was $239 million, a 25.8% decrease.
Other financial results:
Adjusted EBITDA of $776 million, a decrease of 10.6%.
Diluted earnings per share and adjusted diluted EPS were $0.16 and $0.33, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter 2026 was $412 million, driven by net income, excluding the impact of non-cash items, partially...
In brief: ACU-Serve’s executive boost, CMS’s next prior auth move, McKesson’s & Medline’s results
May 11, 2026HME News Staff
AKRON, Ohio – ACU-Serve has appointed Natasha Baria Mehta as president, a strategic leadership addition that the company says reflects its continued investment in growth, operational excellence and innovation across the health care revenue cycle management (RCM) industry.
In this role, Mehta will oversee operational strategy, organizational performance and long-term growth initiatives across ACU-Serve’s HME, infusion and home health divisions. She will focus on strengthening operational...
In brief: Appeals transition, Insulet raise, Heartland keynotes
May 8, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that, effective May 8, 2026, Chags Health Information Technology LLC (C-HIT) will no longer handle DMEPOS appeals and rebuttals. Responsibility for processing these submissions will transition to the National Provider Enrollment (NPE) DMEPOS contractors.
The two NPE contractors are: Palmetto GBA for the western half of the country (NPEC West) and Novitas for the eastern half (NPEC East).
What this...
Medline unveils new commercial solar installation
May 6, 2026HME News Staff
GRAYSLAKE, Ill. – Medline and PowerFlex, a clean-technology solutions company, recently unveiled a completed 5.2-megawatt solar installation at Medline’s flagship distribution center in Grayslake, Ill. The investment includes more than 11,500 solar panels and is projected to produce 5,900 megawatt hours of energy per year. This installation is Medline’s 12th solar project and adds to the more than 59,000 existing solar panels at Medline facilities as of Dec. 31, 2025. “Medline...
In brief: Feenstra backs HME, McKesson sells stake, AAH honors Bill Fredericks
May 1, 2026HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group applauds Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, for recognizing the dedication and integrity of quality home medical equipment (HME) providers during a recent congressional hearing.
During the hearing on fraud, waste and abuse held by the Ways & Means Committee in the House of Representatives, Feenstra stated:
“I worry about how we can protect the providers who have long operated in good faith, upholding the highest levels of integrity, from losing their local footprints...