Tag: Shaquille O'Neal
In brief: CPAP’s adherence assumption, CGM’s benefits, Shaq’s sleep apnea
June 12, 2026HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. – Many insurers stop covering continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices if patients don’t use them regularly in the first 90 days. But new research presented at the ATS 2026 International Conference shows that many patients who initially struggle to meet these early-use thresholds do go on to use and benefit from CPAP therapy.
The findings challenge long-held assumptions that poor early use predicts long-term CPAP use, said first author Dennis Hwang, MD, a sleep...
Zepbound, Shaq launch national OSA awareness campaign
June 10, 2026HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly and Company has announced that basketball legend and cultural icon Shaquille O'Neal is sharing his personal experience with moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including candid insight into his diagnosis and treatment journey with Zepbound (tirzepatide). After years of dismissing fatigue, loud snoring and difficulty focusing as normal parts of his life, O'Neal learned they were actually symptoms of moderate-to-severe OSA. Moderate-to-severe OSA is a serious...
In brief: CMS lifts claims hold, Eli Lilly drafts Shaq, Menlo Ventures surveys AI adoption
October 29, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – CMS has instructed all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to lift the claims hold and process claims with dates of service Oct. 1, 2025, and later for certain services impacted by select expired Medicare legislative payment provisions passed under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025.
This includes claims paid under the:
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Ground ambulance transport
Federally Qualified Health...
Eli Lilly, O’Neal 'break through stigma’ of obstructive sleep apnea
October 28, 2025HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly has a new partnership with NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Shaquille O’Neal to launch a nationwide campaign raising awareness about moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
The campaign aims to educate the public about symptoms and potential health impacts of moderate-to-severe OSA, a serious but often overlooked health condition that impacts 24 million people in the U.S., many of whom are overweight or living with obesity, the company says.
"Moderate-to-severe...