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SAN DIEGO & SAN FRANCISCO – Dexcom’s glucose data with be integrated with the Oura Ring’s vital sign, sleep, stress, heart health and activity data to provide users of both products with a more complete picture of overall health, the companies say. Dexcom is also making a $75 million strategic investment in Ōura’s Series D funding, putting the company’s valuation at more than $5 billion. “Dexcom offers the most accurate glucose biosensing systems on the market...

ACTON, Mass. – Insulet’s Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System is now compatible with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus continuous glucose monitoring sensor in the U.S. “We are excited to announce that Omnipod 5, the only AID system indicated for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, is now integrated with Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus sensor in the U.S.,” aid Eric Benjamin, Insulet’s executive vice president and chief product and customer experience officer....

GALWAY, Ireland - Medtronic has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its new InPen app featuring missed meal dose detection, paving the way for the launch of its Smart MDI system with the Simplera continuous glucose monitor. With this clearance, the system will be the first in the market to recommend corrections for missed or inaccurate insulin doses, providing real-time, personalized insights for individuals on multiple daily injection therapy, the company says. ...

CARY, N.C. – The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is introducing a new accreditation program, In-Home Hospital Care Accreditation, to set industry standards for safety, quality and patient-centered care in the rapidly evolving field of home-based acute health care. As health care organizations adopt new models that respond to patient preference, improve patient access and create efficiencies on the delivery of services, ACHC’s new program establishes clear guidelines and...

WASHINGTON – Medicare improperly paid acute-care hospitals an estimated $190 million over five years for outpatient services provided to hospice patients, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.  For 30 of 100 sample items, payments to acute-care hospitals for outpatient services provided to hospice enrollees complied with Medicare requirements. For the remaining 70 items, however, payments did not comply with the requirements.  Specifically, the OIG...

MELVILLE, N.Y. - Henry Schein has signed an agreement to buy Tampa, Fla.-based Acentus, a national supplier specializing in delivering continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) with $35 million in annual revenue.  Along with its previous acquisitions of Prism Medical Products in 2021 and Shield Healthcare and Mini Pharmacy in 2023, Henry Schein now expects its home medical supply platform to have annual revenue of about $35 million.  “As the delivery of health care in the U.S. is increasingly...

DETROIT – AmeriCare Medical has once again been named as one of Michigan’s Top Workplaces for 2024 by the Detroit Free Press. Each year, the list recognizes top businesses across the state based on insights from employees gathered through a confidential survey conducted by Energage. The survey examines 15 culture drivers that shape an organization’s success, including factors like alignment, executive and connection. "AmeriCare Medical's greatest asset is our team,"...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice, together with the attorneys general of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Group’s proposed $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys because it would eliminate competition between the two companies.  Since UnitedHealth’s acquisition of LHC Group, a competitor of Amedisys, in 2023, UnitedHealth and Amedisys have been two of the largest home health and hospice providers...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Medicaid program will cover E2298, power seat elevation system, for adults 21 and older starting Jan. 1, 2025, according to NCART.  “NCART remains in hot pursuit of coverage for power seat elevation in several other states and greatly appreciates the support of our provider and manufacturer members as we seek to get this enabling technology covered in all 50 states,” the group stated in an email bulletin.  NCART says it was assisted...

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump has named Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician known as Dr. Oz, as his pick for CMS administrator, according to online news reports.  Oz, 64, ran for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022, ultimately losing to Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and has been a Trump ally ever since, according to reports.  “Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex and all the horrible chronic diseases left in...