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AAHomecare Comments: ‘Compelling Need’ for CMS to Change Proposed NIPPV National Coverage Analysis
Proposed language would create barriers to care, the association said.

As it reads currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ national coverage analysis (NCA) for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) “will create unnecessary barriers to essential care,” the American Association for Homecare said in comments submitted April 10. AAHomecare released its official comments on April 16. The public comments period closed on April 10,…

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Briefly: NCPA Cheers Arkansas Law Banning PBM Ownership of Pharmacies; ASPEN Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Featuring the National Community Pharmacists Association and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Arkansas Will Prohibit PBMs from Owning Pharmacies Starting in 2026 Arkansas will ban pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies beginning Jan. 1, 2026. As reported by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) in an April 16 announcement, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ signing of HB 1150 will prohibit state permits to pharmacies that are…

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Commentary: Why HME Should Be Front and Center in Dr. Oz’s CMS Plans
Home medical equipment is a cost-effective way to manage chronic conditions and prevent secondary complications.

New Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., has listed four goals to “Make America Healthy Again,” per the mandate from President Donald Trump. Goal #4: “Shifting the paradigm for health care from a system that focuses on sick care to one that fosters prevention, wellness and chronic disease management.” Truly…

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AAHomecare Comments: ‘Compelling Need’ for CMS to Change Proposed NIPPV National Coverage Analysis
Proposed language would create barriers to care, the association said.

As it reads currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ national coverage analysis (NCA) for noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) “will create unnecessary barriers to essential care,” the American Association for Homecare said in comments submitted April 10. AAHomecare released its official comments on April 16. The public comments period closed on April 10,…

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Briefly: Celebrating WOC Nurse Week; Expanding Galaxy Watch’s Sleep Apnea Capabilities
Featuring the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society, Samsung Electronics, and Stanford University.

New Research Project Seeks to Expand Samsung’s Sleep Apnea Functionality Samsung Electronics and Stanford University are partnering to expand the sleep apnea function in Samsung’s Health Monitor app. In an April 8 announcement, Samsung said the project has received De Novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which “underscores the importance of…

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AASM Releases Position Statement on Clinical Significance of Sleepiness
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine said sleepiness can impact physical and mental health and safety.

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s (AASM) new position statement focuses on how chronic daytime sleepiness can negatively affect physical and mental health while impacting virtually every part of a person’s personal and professional life. The position statement was published in AASM’s Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. “The position states that sleepiness is a critical…

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New CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz Lays Out Medicare, Medicaid Agendas
Improving cost transparency and prioritizing preventive health measures are among new CMS goals.

Mehmet Oz, M.D., the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has laid out his vision for the Department of Health & Human Services’ largest agency. In an April 10 press release distributed after the first week in his new position, Oz referenced President Donald Trump’s mandate to “Make America Healthy…

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NCPA Objects to Proposed Rules Change for Class-Action Lawsuits
The National Community Pharmacists Association filed an amicus brief regarding a Supreme Court case involving Labcorp.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has filed an amicus brief regarding a Supreme Court case brought by lab diagnostics company Labcorp. “A Supreme Court case brought by Labcorp, the diagnostic testing giant, doesn’t have much to do with pharmacy, but the outcome could affect whether independent pharmacies can pursue class-action cases against bad actors…

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Resmed Launches NightOwl Home Sleep Apnea Test
The noninvasive, fingertip device collects up to 10 nights’ worth of sleep data.

Resmed has introduced a noninvasive sleep apnea test system that can be used in patients’ homes. The NightOwl, applied to a patient’s fingertip, has been cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and is now available throughout the United States, the San Diego, California-based manufacturer (NYSE: RMD) said in an April 3 news announcement.…

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Medline Posters Demonstrate Pressure Injury Differences on Darker, Lighter Skin
The posters are part of Medline’s educational resources library.

Medline is offering a free downloadable, printable set of pdf posters designed to help health-care professionals who work with patients who have pressure injuries or are at risk for developing them. The posters — called Pressure Injury Staging As Easy as Apple P.I.E. (pressure injury explanation) — use illustrations of apples as metaphors for different…

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