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RICHMOND, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association (ACMESA), along with AAHomecare, is asking stakeholders in Virginia to contact their lawmakers in the House and Senate to pass a budget amendment that would direct the state Medicaid program, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, to set reimbursement for DME at 100% of the Medicare rate in rural areas. “In recent years, the DME industry has seen significant cost increases due to supply chain issues, higher...

YARMOUTH, Maine – Several HME companies have made the Power 500 Technology Companies list, a nod to their commitment to improving the health of people around the world. In the Medical Devices category, ResMed, Dexcom, Insulet Corp., AdaptHealth and Masimo were all listed as leaders. The list includes companies that demonstrate product or service leadership, technical depth in their specific fields, consistent organizational growth or evolution, operational excellence and high-caliber management...

DALLAS – Generational Equity has announced that its client Green Prosthetics and Orthotics has sold to Mobility Ideal Health Care. "This was a deal where all the stars aligned perfectly,” Faraaz Ali, senior M&A advisor for Generational Equity. “Our client was a niche custom fabricator of prosthetic and orthotic devices that checked all of the investment criteria boxes of a strategic acquisition party that was consolidating in this space. Outside of the mutually beneficial structure...

WASHINGTON – A record-breaking more than 16.3 million people have selected a health plan through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace during the recent open enrollment period from Nov. 1, 2022, to Jan. 15, 2023, according to CMS. Total plan selections include 3.6 million people (22% of total) who are new to the Marketplace for 2023, and 12.7 million people (78% of total) who had active 2022 coverage and made a plan selection for 2023 coverage or were automatically re-enrolled. “Since President...

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Mobility City Holdings, a franchisor with locations in 34 of the top metro areas in the U.S., has joined U.S. Rehab, a division of VGM & Associates. Joining U.S. Rehab means Mobility City’s franchise owners will have access to more products at discounted rates, as well as more networking and education opportunities, company officials say. "Having joined VGM's U.S. Rehab community, we look forward to our location owners meeting with their local U.S. Rehab salesperson...

ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA Fellow Dr. Rory Cooper is one of 16 innovation pioneers who will be honored as part of the 50th class of National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) inductees, the organization has announced. The 2023 class was announced at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in New York. Cooper is the founder and director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL), a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Pittsburgh. A biomedical engineer,...

GREEN OAKS, Ill. – NorthShore Care Supply was recognized by Newsweek as one of the Best Online Shops of 2023. NorthShore Care Supply, a provider of adult diapers and incontinence supplies, ranked No. 1 in the Medical Supplies category, surpassing leading brands such as CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid and AllegroMedical. "It's a great honor to be recognized as the No. 1 online shop in the medical supplies category this year," says Adam Greenberg, president and founder of NorthShore Care Supply....

MARIETTA, Ga. – Pedors Shoes has launched Let’s Walk, a directory to help patients find a local health care professional that specializes in foot and ankle care, mobility and therapy. “In an era where search browsers monetize search results by returning paid-for page rankings, letswalk.com provides practitioners a complementary tool that lists their services as a foot health care provider specifically targeted to their local patient population – at no charge,” said...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Encore Healthcare has named Sarah Brundidge - MSc, RRT, AE-C, CPFT, as director, quality & innovation. She brings vast experience in respiratory care from multiple perspectives, including the hospital, the HME provider and the medical device company, most recently at Propeller Health, where she served as a senior customer success manager. “Sarah brings a whole new level of clinical expertise to an already clinically-focused organization,” said Zach Gantt, CEO...

OAKLAND, Calif. – Rx Redefined, a tech-enabled provider of medical supply services for group practices, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Crosscut Ventures Management, with participation from Tusk Venture Partners, Silverton Partners, Pisgah Fund and Jeff Immelt, former CEO of General Electric. The platform allows physicians to directly order and fulfill the supplies they believe are in the patient's best interest, thereby reducing handoffs and improving the...