Steadfast in its mission to provide nighttime gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) sufferers with an alternative treatment solution, Amenity Health, Inc. is proud to announce that its patented Medcline™ Reflux Relief System is now available online through the ApriaDirect™ website (www.apriadirect.com), a service of Apria Healthcare, Inc, the nation’s leading provider of home medical equipment. Whether used as a stand-alone treatment to relieve nighttime symptoms or in tandem with a doctor-approved medication protocol, the Medcline™ Reflux Relief System has been clinically proven to drastically reduce nighttime reflux so those suffering from GERD can sleep better. Medcline™ is a Class I Medical Device listed with the FDA and cleared for patient use.

While there are a variety of bed wedges available on the market today, the Medcline™ Reflux Relief System is different. As a comprehensive sleep positioning device, Medcline™ outperforms simple bed wedges in both effectiveness and comfort. In fact, a recent study conducted by The Medical University of South Carolina found an 8x reduction in esophageal exposure compared to a traditional bed wedge and a 38% reduction in reflux episodes throughout the night. Additionally, Medcline™ was also found to be 2x as comfortable.

Coupled with multiple proprietary design features, the patented design of Medcline™ is the only comprehensive sleep positioning system that combines two strategies known to be effective at relieving nighttime GERD/acid reflux  – (1) sleeping at an incline and (2) sleeping on one’s side. The structure and support offered by Medcline™ provide the ultimate in comfort, while naturally relieving nighttime acid reflux.

ApriaDirect™ is a service of Apria Healthcare, working with its brand’s respected industry name to offer home healthcare products and accessories for online sale to its customers from the convenience of their homes. ApriaDirect™ offers CPAP accessories, a range of products including bath care and safety tools, various blood pressure monitors, lift chairs, ramps, and many other items. Their goal is to help customers and Apria patients conveniently get the best healthcare products available to improve their comfort, health, and safety.

“Medcline is a great fit for Apria’s online retail store (ApriaDirect.com) and we are excited about providing our customers an additional tool to help them sleep better” explains Tim Giusti, Director – Online Operations, ApriaDirect.

“Apria Healthcare has a stellar reputation within the medical community for offering the best home healthcare products available,” explains Aaron Clark, Director of Operations, Amenity Health, Inc. “We are proud to align ourselves with Apria Healthcare and its ApriaDirect network to increase our reach and make our Medcline Reflux Relief System  increasingly available to GERD patients nationwide.”

ust in time for GERD Awareness Week, acid reflux patients are now able to use their Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Debit Cards to purchase the MedCline Reflux Relief System online.

Hoping that potential customers won’t get caught by the IRS’s Flexible Spending Account’s (FSA) “use it or lose it” clause, Amenity Health, Inc. is now able to process FSA Debit Cards through the Medcline website – www.medcline.com. This ease-of-purchase capability enables those suffering from nighttime acid reflux to purchase the MedCline Reflux Relief System utilizing unused funds from FSA, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and Health Spending Accounts (HSA).

MedCline is the only comprehensive sleep positioning system available on the market today that combines two strategies known to be effective at relieving nighttime reflux – sleeping at an incline and on one’s side. An independent clinical study of Medcline™ conducted by The Medical University of South Carolina showed an 8x reduction in esophageal exposure compared to a traditional bed wedge and a 38% reduction in reflux episodes throughout the night. Medcline™ was also found to be 2x as comfortable as a traditional bed wedge. Amenity Health offers MedCline as an alternative treatment option of nighttime acid reflux to taking prescription and over the counter medications, as well as invasive surgical procedures.

The MedCline Reflux Relief System is a Class I Medical Device listed with the FDA and cleared for patient use. The system also meets the IRS Guidelines to be classified as a FSA-approved medical expenditure. Specific questions about eligible purchases within specific plans should be directed to each respective plan’s administrator directly. FSA participants who are not issued debit cards are also able to purchase Medcline products and submit for reimbursement through established plan procedures.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), also known as “Section 125 Plans” or “Cafeteria Plans”, were developed as part of IRS Section 125 to provide employees with tax relief for their un-reimbursed medical and dependent day-care costs. FSAs enable employees to utilize pre-tax dollars to save Federal, FICA, and, in most cases, state taxes when paying for eligible expenses not covered by traditional insurance plans. Some FSA and HSA plans offer a special debit card to access tax-favored spending accounts.