Tag: Aeroflow
In brief: Stakeholders push infusion bill, Aeroflow partners with virtual doc group & more
November 15, 2024HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A group of more than 35 patient and stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to address Medicare beneficiary access to home infusion services.
In a letter to lawmakers, the groups urge congressional leaders to advance the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act (S. 1976/H.R. 4104), which would include pharmacy services as part of the home infusion therapy benefit under Medicare and cover everything from assessments to drug preparation and compounding...
Aeroflow builds ‘roadmap to success’
March 29, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Health has undergone a “revolution” over the past 20 years, most recently with a rebrand that’s part of the company’s strategic plan to evolve with health care, says Ryan Bullock, who was recently named chief strategy officer.
Aeroflow launched in 2001 as a traditional HME provider offering home oxygen and other durable medical equipment, but these days it offers products through four divisions: Breast Pumps, Urology, Sleep and Diabetes.
“The...
Aeroflow crosses 1 million mark
December 21, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Back in 2020, Aeroflow Healthcare developed a five-year-plan that included hitting 1 million patients served in a 12-month span, and in November, the provider hit that milestone and celebrated with a casino-themed “One in a Million” party.
“There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world today and this shows our employees that the company they work for is growing and healthy,” said Marshall Staton, director of human resources. “We’re...
In brief: Senators write GAO, CMS reports on spending, Quantum appears at the Met
December 15, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calling on the agency to update its 2011 report entitled “Medical Devices: FDA Should Enhance Its Oversight of Recalls” in the wake of the Philips Respironics recall.
The Senators sent the letter following the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s and ProPublica’s reporting on the recall of certain...
Aeroflow helps fourth state with tax exemption
September 27, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Healthcare is celebrating the inclusion of a diaper tax exemption in Ohio state’s operating budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. HB 33 will make children’s diapers more accessible and remove the tax on Medicaid prescribed adult incontinence supplies starting Oct. 1, 2023. "The diaper tax elimination in HB 33 is just the beginning of our work in Ohio as our government relations team continues to advocate for the residents in the state to have access to medically-necessary...
In brief: Rotech’s possible sale, Lincare’s TRO, Medicare’s $736K wheelchair
September 1, 2023HME News Staff
ORLANDO, Fla. – Rotech Healthcare is said to be exploring a possible sale, according to online news reports.
Rotech is said to have tapped investment bank Jefferies Financial Group to advise on its sale process, which could value the company at $1.5B.
In July 2021, the company filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million in July 2021, with plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ROTK, but paused those plans in 2022, to await more favorable market conditions,...
Aeroflow Breastpumps survey: More education, resources needed
August 31, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Sixty-three percent of respondents to a recent survey by Aeroflow Breastpumps felt they needed assistance to properly breastfeed, pointing to a need for more resources and support.
To understand how breastfeeding impacts postpartum mental health and where resources are needed, Aeroflow Breastpumps surveyed 508 mothers who have had children within the past year, with 409 completed responses.
According to the survey:
67% of respondents said they...
Aeroflow Healthcare hails passage of Texas tax exemption
July 19, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Healthcare is celebrating the passage of Texas SB 379, legislation that will eliminate tax on numerous care products such as diapers and breast pumps, starting Sept. 1, 2023. Aeroflow Healthcare directly lobbied with the Texas House and Senate on the tax elimination and pushed for adding breast pumps to the exemption, resulting in its inclusion in SB 379. As a result, Texas residents will now be able to obtain the following products, tax free: adult and child diapers,...
Aeroflow boosts advocacy efforts to preserve access
July 14, 2023Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Aeroflow Healthcare has launched its own government relations program to do its part to ensure equitable access to care at both the state and federal level.
“Coming out of the public health emergency and (with) technology being brought to the forefront of health care, now is an opportune time to make an appeal to those policymakers to address gaps in health care identified through the PHE,” said COO Ryan Bullock. “We’ve got to ensure we are...
People struggle to access incontinence products, according to new survey
July 11, 2023HME News Staff
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Seventy percent of respondents continuously struggle to afford necessary incontinence products due to rising costs and inaccessibility, according to a new survey from Aeroflow Urology. “We discovered the distressing effects living without access to bladder and bowel care products can have on people’s lives,” the company stated. “And it isn’t just children and parents who are affected – individuals with disabilities, adults and seniors with incontinence...