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Would a Linde Acquisition Of Resmed Make Sense?

by Frank Barlin on June 30, 2008 in Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare, Investors

(Update below) Or perhaps, why has it taken so long. The homecare market has several business segments, ranging from care services to ambulatory home dialysis, lower value home patient aids, wheelchairs as well as higher margin and faster growing segments like respiratory and diabetic care. One of these segments is sleep therapy. Sleep apnea is [...]

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The Worldwide Homecare Industry Takes A Double Hit – USA And Germany.

by Frank Barlin on February 19, 2007 in All, Editorial, Healthcare Marketing, Home Healthcare

Hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) are about to be shaved off the homecare market as new government heathcare restructuring is implemented in arguably the worlds largest and most profitable homecare countries – the United States and Germany. Several other countries also have programs to restructure (read save money) largely at the expense of industry. [...]

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US Homecare Industry Update – Lots of News Today

by Frank Barlin on October 26, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

New RAMP report and Invacare, Respironics and Apria announce latest quarter earnings: A new RAMP report has just been issued by the Power Wheelchair Industry: Here’s the headline: Government Data Refutes CMS Claims that Utilization of Mobility Benefit Is on the Rise – Utilization Sharply Declined Since 2003; No Support for CMS Claims of Increases. [...]

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Homecare Investor Leader Board

by Frank Barlin on August 28, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare, Investors

Here is an update of investors voting with their pockets in the homecare industry and is a follow up to (Why) Would you invest in the homecare industry? The chart speaks for itself. I have selected three companies – all leaders in their respective areas. Invacare – Leading homecare manufacturer Apria – Leading Provider Respironics [...]

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Invacare and AEIOMed CPAP Partnership

by Editor on August 2, 2006 in All, Editorial, Home Healthcare

Invacare is adding to its sleep line to better compete with market leaders Resmed and Respironics. Invacare Corporation Expands Its Sleep Division Through Distribution Agreement With AEIOMed, Inc. “Invacare is rapidly adding to its sleep product line and is on its way to becoming the third major player in the sleep industry,” said Ann MacGregor, [...]

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