The Franchise Times recently released its annual ranking of the largest franchise systems in the country. Of the 500 companies that grabbed a spot on the list, 16 are home-based care franchise companies. The list is based on last year’s global systemwide sales — total sales for both franchise and company units — performance. In […]
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Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) has invested a boatload of money into health care services and home-based care over the last three years. On Oct. 23, however, it will have a new leader. That change could affect the retailer’s home-based care plans, but maybe not in the way some expect. If anything, Walgreens will be […]
Amid reimbursement uncertainty in Medicare-certified home health, investors are slowly shifting focus to other home-based care types. This shift, while not a radical departure, is something stakeholders are keeping an eye on heading into 2024. “I think we’re already seeing a little bit of that,” Rebecca Springer, lead health care analyst at PitchBook, told Home […]
Kaiser Permanente is well known as one of the largest health care organizations in the U.S. It is also becoming more well known in the home-based care community as a payer source that’s more friendly to work with. “Quality home-based services are absolutely vital to the continuum, and Kaiser Permanente is taking a proactive approach […]
Personal home care and home health care are both branches connected to the post-acute care family tree. As such, home care leaders believe that there are numerous ways that their organizations can help alleviate home health provider pain points. One major pain point that can be seen across home health care are referral rejection rates. […]
When National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi left a home health care-focused hearing in Washington D.C., earlier this month, he did so on an emotional high. That’s because, after a long two years for home health providers and advocates, things were finally starting to look up. The hearing he attended was […]
The discussion around home health provider-Medicare Advantage (MA) plan relationships has gotten tiring. But is it over the top? I don’t think so. Right when I think I’ve written about the topic too much, I’m reminded again by a home health provider just how important it is. And if you don’t believe me, here’s National […]
“Gentiva” is a familiar name in the home-based care space. The latest use of that name is through the newly established Gentiva, which is a home-based care provider formed out of the divested assets of what used to be Kindred at Home. When Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) completed its acquisition of Kindred at Home – […]
April Anthony is used to running large home health and hospice entities. VitalCaring – where she now serves as CEO – is still smaller than what she’s used to. It likely won’t be small for long, however. Despite her industry clout, a smaller footprint has made it hard to negotiate with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. […]
Over the years, payer innovation has become a larger part of the overall strategy at home health companies. As such, the leaders that are in charge of innovating have become more visible. Companies like Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), Bayada Home Health Care and VNS Health are just a few of the home health organizations that […]