Amedisys, LHC Group Stocks Hit by December Downturn

December 2018 was the worst December for stock values since the Great Depression era. The two biggest publicly traded home health companies in the U.S. — Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) — saw a market dip in stock values as well. That’s according to M&A advisory firm Stoneridge Partners’ latest […]

Home Health Stocks Rebounded in September, But HHGM Looms

Though home health investors appear to have regained confidence in the industry last month, uncertainty over the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) lies ahead. The market value of the three largest publicly traded home health companies rose 8.66% in September, according to the Home Health Index October update from M&A advisory firm Stoneridge Partners. The share price […]

Home Health Stocks Bounce Back After HHGM Spooks Investors

There is still plenty of alarm over the Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) among providers, but investors appear to have calmed a bit since the Medicare payment overhaul was first proposed in July. The market value of the three largest publicly traded home health companies increased 7.42% in August, after falling 19.57% a month earlier, […]

Amedisys, LHC, Almost Family Hit New Peak on Wall Street

The investment climate continues to be favorable to home health, with three of the nation’s largest publicly traded providers having a historically good November on Wall Street. The Stoneridge Partners Home Health Index tracks the monthly changes in share price of Almost Family (NASDAQ: AFAM), Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) and LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG). Overall, the Index surged […]

Addus CEO: We Have Work to Do

Leaders at Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ: ADUS) are focused on wide-ranging initiatives, including cutting operational costs and improving the performance of recent acquisitions, following a bad miss on third quarter 2015 financial results. However, the C-suite remains confident that the company’s overall strategy is sound, given the direction that the health care system is taking big-picture. […]

LHC Posts Another Winning Month on Wall Street

One of the nation’s largest home health providers, LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), bucked overall market trends and saw its stock rise in September, according to the most recent Home Health Index from mergers and acquisition firm Stoneridge Partners. It was the second month in a row that LHC Group led its peers in share price […]