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In brief: HME spending drops, PlayMaker CRM secures funding

January 22, 2016HME News Staff

WASHINGTON - While overall Medicare spending has increased more than 175% from 2000 to 2014, spending on HME accounted for just 1.25% of overall Medicare spending in 2014, dropping from 2% in 2004, according to AAHomecare's analysis of a December update of the National Health Expenditure Accounts. Furthermore, spending on DME can lower overall Medicare costs in the long-term, the association argues. Every $1 spent on mobility equipment, for example, saves $16.78 in fall-related recovery; every $1...

CareLinc Home Medical & Equipment Supply, J&L Medical, PlayMaker CRM, spending


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Health system sells HME business

January 19, 2016HME News Staff

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - North Ottawa Community Health System has sold its HME business to CareLinc Home Medical & Equipment Supply in Grand Rapids, Mich., according to a local newspaper. CareLinc now has 20 locations in Michigan. The health system's Grand Haven location fills a gap in CareLinc's footprint in the lakeshore market, the newspaper reports. The health system says it decided to exit the HME business due to declining Medicare reimbursements. It says CareLinc has the economies of scale...

CareLinc Home Medical & Equipment Supply, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)


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