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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($) shares	Jun. 01, 2021 USD ($) shares	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Feb. 01, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) item shares	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 08, 2019 $ / shares
Acquisitions.
Contingent consideration paid						$ 477	$ 1,135
Deferred payments						$ 422	1,162
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued \| shares						124,060		124,060
Exercise price \| $ / shares										$ 11.50
Cash receipt from working capital adjustment						$ (188)
Significant Acquisitions In 2022
Acquisitions.
Cash payment						$ 16,477
Home Medical Equipment Provider Acquired In 2022
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent						100.00%
Number of home medical equipment providers acquired \| item						2
Number of entities acquired \| item						5
Significant Acquisitions In 2021
Acquisitions.
Cash payment							1,453,302
AeroCare Holdings
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent				100.00%
Cash payment				$ 1,200,000			1,152,768
Options issued in acquisition, in shares \| shares				3,959,892
Exercise price \| $ / shares				$ 6.24
Weighted average exercise period				7 years
AeroCare Holdings \| Class A Common Stock
Acquisitions.
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares				13,992,615
AeroCare Holdings \| Series C Preferred Stock
Acquisitions.
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued \| shares				130,474.73
Spiro Health Services
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Interest acquired, as a percent			100.00%
Cash payment			$ 66,100				$ 66,101
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares			244,641
Maximum potential contingent consideration			$ 1,000
Home Medical Equipment Providers, Equity Interests And Assets Acquisitions
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent					100.00%		100.00%
Number of home medical equipment providers acquired \| item							10
Agilis Med Holdings, LLC
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent	100.00%
Investment carrying value									$ 8,100
Fair value of investment									$ 10,000
Gain on equity method investment					$ 1,900		$ 1,900
Cash payment	$ 30,800						30,842
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares	538,079
Maximum potential contingent consideration	$ 1,000
WeCare Medical, LLC
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent	100.00%
Cash payment	$ 34,800						34,833
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares	231,866
Home Medical Equipment Provider and Diabetes Management Products and Supplies Acquired in 2021
Acquisitions.
Cash payment							$ 121,700
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares							306,569
Deferred payments							$ 1,200
Healthy Living Medical Supply, L L C
Acquisitions.
Interest acquired, as a percent		100.00%
Cash payment		$ 47,000					$ 47,048
Issuance of stock for acquisitions (in shares) \| shares		196,779