Archive: June 2026
Health Canada approves Zepbound for OSA
June 17, 2026HME News Staff
TORONTO – Health Canada has approved Eli Lilly Canada’s Zepbound for the treatment of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults with obesity in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. Lilly says Zepbound is the first medication approved in Canada for this indication, offering a new option for people living with a sleep-related breathing disorder closely linked with obesity. “Zepbound's approval for the treatment of obstructive...
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Medela launches insurance platform for breast pumps
June 17, 2026HME News Staff
MCHENRY, Ill. – Medela has partnered with Covered Commerce to launch Medela Insurance Connect, a digital platform designed to make it easier for mothers in the United States to access insurance-covered breast pumps. Powered by Covered Commerce’s technology platform, Medela Insurance Connect helps users verify insurance eligibility, submit information and connect with partners to process their order and coordinate delivery of an insurance-covered Medela pump. “So many moms in the...
Onera integrates home PSG solution with Somnoware
June 17, 2026HME News Staff
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Onera Health has integrated its Onera hPSG home polysomnography solution with Somnoware by ResMed, enabling clinicians to conduct polysomnography tests outside the traditional lab setting while managing their workflow using the sleep lab management software. “The integration with Somnoware is a welcomed enhancement that broadens access to the Onera hPSG solution,” said Ruben de Francisco, founder and CEO of Onera Health. “Many sleep centers are customers...
AASM comments on CMS prior authorization rule
June 17, 2026HME News Staff
DARIEN, Ill. – The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) supporting efforts to improve interoperability and digitize prior authorization through standardized electronic processes. CMS published the Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed Rule in April. AASM says electronic prior authorization and application programming interface-based data exchange have the potential to reduce care...
VITAS Healthcare extends reach in Manatee County
June 17, 2026HME News Staff
BRADENTON, Fla. – VITAS Healthcare has expanded hospice care in Manatee County, Fla., making services available to hospice-eligible patients in Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish, Lakewood Ranch and surrounding communities. The expansion comes as Manatee County’s population has grown by more than 15% over the past decade, reflecting demand for health care services that support older adults and people living with serious illnesses. “Families in Manatee County deserve timely, compassionate...
Monarch Mobility enters US market with lightweight mobility devices
June 17, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AUSTIN, Texas – Monarch Mobility is bringing its 25 years of experience manufacturing scooters, wheelchairs and lifts in the U.K. to the U.S. market, launching operations in Austin, Texas, and establishing nationwide distribution through a Dallas-based logistics partner.
The company made its U.S. debut at Medtrade in March and quickly gained traction, signing 25 durable medical equipment (DME) providers within a month of the show.
“Our main focus in the U.S. will be on lightweight...
AASM names Dr. Abbasi-Feinberg as new board president
June 16, 2026HME News Staff
BALTIMORE – Dr. Fariha Abbasi-Feinberg, medical director of sleep medicine at Millenium Physician Group, was named president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) board of directors during SLEEP 2026 in Baltimore. In her role, she will represent the organization’s 9,500 members spanning physicians, scientists, and other health care professionals, to drive collaboration and advance key initiatives across the field of sleep medicine. “I have a strong interest in advocating...
FDA gives greenlight to Dexcom OTC CGM
June 16, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the first over-the-counter (OTC) continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for children: Dexcom’s Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, an integrated CGM (iCGM) indicated for people two years of age and older who do not use insulin. The FDA previously cleared the Stelo Glucose Biosensor System OTC for individuals 18 years and older in March 2024. “Children deserve access to the best tools available to manage their...
ProSomnus, MonitAir collaborate to facilitate clinical visibility into OSA
June 16, 2026HME News Staff
SAN FRANCISCO – ProSomnus Sleep Technologies and MonitAir, a digital health and telemonitoring platform for sleep medicine, have collaborated to support connected, longitudinal and personalized care for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Through this collaboration, healthcare providers who prescribe a ProSomnus RPMO₂ OSA Device will be able to view, organize and remotely monitor patient data within the MonitAir platform. The companies say the integration is intended to facilitate...