Tag: Soleo
In brief: Senate presses CMS on vents, C2C loses protest
July 3, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, have sent a letter signed by 38 senators to HHS and CMS asking them to drop non-invasive vents from Round 2021 of competitive bidding, according to AAHomecare.
The letter highlights the critical role that vents play in supporting patients with severe health issues, including individuals with neuromuscular diseases and terminal respiratory conditions.
“Rather than moving forward with an abrupt effort to include all non-invasive...
Soleo fast tracks growth
July 3, 2019HME News Staff
MCKINNEY, Texas - Soleo Health has ranked sixth in Dallas' 50 Fastest-Growing Middle Market Companies by the Dallas Business Journal. Each year, the journal ranks the 50 fastest growing companies headquartered in the Dallas-Forth Worth area with annual revenues of $25 million to $750 million. A company's ranking is based on revenue growth over a three-year period. It's the second year in a row that Soleo has placed in the top 10. “In 2018, the company achieved a 83.2% three-year annual revenue...
In brief: CMS releases timeline for Round 2021, Aeroflow locks in BCBS contracts
May 10, 2019HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - CMS has updated its timeline for Round 2021, including the opening of the bid window on July 16.
“The bid window was originally schedule to open in June, but in effort to provide bidders with additional time to prepare, CMS will now open the bid window on July 16, 2019,” the agency stated in a bulletin today.
CMS will open the registration window for its bid system, DBidS, and its secure portal, Connexion, on June 10.
Other important dates:
Aug. 16: DBidS registration...
Soleo opens location in Birmingham
December 18, 2018HME News Staff
MCKINNEY, Texas - Soleo Health has opened a specialty infusion pharmacy in Birmingham, Ala., expanding the company's footprint to 19 locations nationwide, with licensure in all 50 states. The 4,000-square-foot location features a sterile pharmacy complex equipped with state-of-the-art compounding capabilities. It offers patients the flexibility of receiving their care in their homes or on-site in one of three ambulatory infusion suites. “We selected this area as a complement to our Mobile,...
In brief: HME champions win re-election, ResMed expands software portfolio
November 9, 2018HME News Staff
WASHINGTON - A number of champions for the HME industry, including Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., have won their re-election bids in Congress.McMorris-Rodgers, who bested her Democratic contender Lisa Brown, has led a number of efforts to provide relief from Medicare's competitive bidding program, including introducing H.R. 4229, which has 157 co-sponsors. She has also spearheaded a number of congressional sign-on letters to CMS requesting relief.A number of champions for complex rehab have...
In brief: Medtrade wraps up, new bid resource debuts
October 19, 2018HME News Staff
ATLANTA - Medtrade attendees selected Caire's FreeStyle Comfort portable oxygen concentrator as this year's gold winner in the New Product Pavilion.
Abely's portable electric recliner, the Abelift, took home silver; and 3B Medical's CPAP hose cleaner, the Lumin Bullet, took home bronze.
The winners were announced ahead of the show's closing bell on Wednesday.
Stand out Stand Up
AAHomecare's Stand Up for Homecare reception raised $45,000 to support industry advocacy...
On the move: Bill would provide some relief from payment gap
July 14, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - It's not a perfect fix, but a new bill that would create a “temporary transitional payment” for home infusion drugs is a step in the right direction, say industry leaders.
Per the bill, introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., the payment would kick in Jan. 1, 2019, helping to provide some relief from a payment gap created by the 21st Century Cures Act.
“It's in line with what we were looking for,” said Ken van Pool, vice...