Tag: Sleep Apnea
Gem partners with Sleep Number
March 26, 2025HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – Gem Specialty Health has connected its flagship offering, GEM SLEEP, to Sleep Number’s BreatheIQ, a digital sleep health app to help users understand their snoring. BreatheIQ users will now have the option to connect to GEM SLEEP to access clinical evaluations, diagnosis, treatment set up and support without setting foot in a clinic. The goal: Provide a simple, consumer-friendly option for the estimated 80% of individuals with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, which,...
Dr. Watson: It pays to help patients take that final step
March 21, 2025Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
MADISON, Wis. – When patients receive an obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis but don’t initiate successful PAP therapy, that creates an opportunity cost across the health care continuum, says Nathaniel Watson, MD, chief medical officer at EnsoData.
“Once somebody's gotten all the way to that point, it's actually really important to get them to be adherent to their treatment,” he said. “To lose out on that last little step is problematic because of all...
In brief: AAH asks for exemption, CPAP therapy saves lives, Cigna closes MA sale
March 21, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – AAHomecare has asked the Trump Administration to exclude home medical equipment and supplies from current and proposed tariffs.
The administration in early March delayed proposed 25% tariff increases on products covered under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) until April. These potential new tariffs would join 20% tariffs on products from China that are already in effect.
Over the last two months, AAHomecare has engaged Capitol Hill on the need to exempt...
In brief: Protect indie pharmacies, comment on NIV decision, fill sleep education gaps
March 14, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – A group of senators has introduced legislation to limit what they say are abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers.
The “Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act,” introduced by Sens. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Roger Marshal, R-Kan., Mark Warner, D-Va., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., cracks down on what they call “spread pricing” - charging Medicaid more than PBMs charge pharmacies for a drug, driving up costs for Medicaid and short-changing pharmacies....
NSF wants to address ‘gaps’ in understanding of sleep apnea
March 12, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Nearly one-third of adults diagnosed with sleep apnea are not currently receiving treatment, according to a new study from the National Sleep Foundation.
“Understanding Sleep Apnea Survey,” an independent research and report supported by Inspire Medical Systems, surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. adults to identify the public's current understanding of and attitudes about sleep apnea symptoms, treatment options and preferences, and consequences of untreated...
Dreem, Sunrise launch women’s health program
March 10, 2025HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Dreem Health, a digital sleep clinic managed by the Sunrise Group, has launched a women’s health program for women experiencing sleep issues due to pregnancy, PCOS, perimenopause, menopause and PMS. As part of the program, Dreem Health’s licensed providers will now evaluate their symptoms, diagnose their conditions using the Sunrise at-home sleep test device, and create a personalized treatment plan or refer them to a partner for further care. “As a company that...
Signifier meets CMS requirements for reimbursement
March 10, 2025HME News Staff
LONDON – Signifier Medical Technologies Limited has introduced its newest SKU, 18010, which features a hardware remote control specifically designed to meet CMS requirements for reimbursement. The company says the development ensures that its eXciteOSA therapy can be more readily accessible for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. “eXciteOSA is a life-changing device helping patients address a root cause of sleep apnea and other sleep disorders,” said Mujtaba Chohan, head of finance...
Study: Sleep apnea linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s, but CPAP may reduce risk
March 4, 2025HME News Staff
MINNEAPOLIS – People with obstructive sleep apnea have an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, but if started early enough, CPAP therapy may reduce that risk, according to a preliminary study released March 2, 2025, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 77th Annual Meeting taking place April 5–9, 2025, in San Diego and online.
The study found using CPAP within two years of a sleep apnea diagnosis reduced the risk of Parkinson's.
"Obstructive...
Amino Health, GEM SLEEP connect patients
February 26, 2025HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES – A new partnership will enable members of Amino Health, a digital health care navigator, to seamlessly connect with GEM SLEEP, a virtual sleep apnea care provider, expanding access to in-network, proven sleep apnea treatment. "Sleep apnea is a serious but often overlooked health condition that impacts 30-plus million people, and of those, less than 20% have been diagnosed” said Brian Sauer, CEO of GEM SLEEP. "By integrating with Amino Health’s platform, we...
VGM ‘optimizes’ sleep journey with SleepGlad
February 14, 2025Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – VGM Group’s acquisition of mask-fitting platform SleepGlad rounds out the company’s respiratory offering and better aligns it with a “massive shift” in patient care, as well as addresses a major pain point for providers, says Boone Lockard.
VGM already offers fulfillment and logistics services for CPAP machines and supplies through VGM Fulfillment, as well as virtual onboarding, patient setup, compliance and post-compliance monitoring...