Tag: Tactile Medical
Tactile Medical brings MyoSleeve to VA, DOD patients
July 21, 2026HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – Tactile Medical has paid ElastiMed $3 million for the exclusive rights to distribute MyoSleeve, a wearable non-pneumatic compression device for the lower leg, to patients of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense in the United States. MyoSleeve expands Tactile Medical’s portfolio by providing a new treatment option for appropriate patients in earlier stages of chronic swelling who may not yet require more intensive compression therapy, the company says....
In brief: Bid calculators & readiness, Tactile settlement, CPAP study
July 17, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has created competitive bidding calculators designed to help HME providers better understand the financial impact of submitting bids for the next round of Medicare’s competitive bidding program.
The calculators are based on those previously released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), with several enhancements intended to make them more practical and informative, the association says.
Key features of the calculators include:
Bid limit...
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...
Tactile Medical reports ‘broad-based’ performance
May 6, 2026HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Tactile Systems Technology reported total revenue of $75.3 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, an increase of 23% year-over-year. Net loss was $1.8 million vs. $3 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $3.7 million vs. $0.3 million. “We delivered a strong start to 2026, with first quarter revenue growth of 23% year-over-year driven by disciplined execution of our strategic priorities,” said Sheri Dodd, CEO. “Performance in the quarter was broad-based...
Tactile Medical uses heat maps to drive payer policy changes
March 18, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
MINNEAPOLIS – Tactile Medical, a developer of at-home therapy devices for lymphedema and chronic venous insufficiency, is leveraging heat maps to highlight gaps in access to care and influence commercial payers to adopt less restrictive medical policies for advanced pneumatic compression devices.
The goal, says Devin De Lozier, director of strategic accounts at Tactile Medical: to convince payers to improve access through policy changes.
“In 2025, we achieved more positive medical...