During the pandemic, some senior care models succeeded, and some didn’t. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) was one that did. In 2023, PACE enrollment exceeded 70,000 participants and has seen an over 40% growth in enrollment since 2019. Many home-based care providers have already gotten into PACE. The Jacksonville-based Alivia Care […]
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myPlace Health — a SCAN Group and the Commonwealth Care Alliance-backed PACE organization — has opened its first care center. Robbie Pottharst, CEO of myPlace Health, emphasized the company’s care delivery model is far broader than this one center, however. The company’s model is adapted to deliver care that’s customized to each of its participants’ […]
BrightSpring Health Services (Nasdaq: BTSG) – the newest home-based care representative on the public market – is trying to solve the same issues most other agencies currently are. That includes, among many others, employee burnout. Despite massive scale and resources, BrightSpring is still trying to figure out how it can keep its best workers from […]
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 proposed payment updates for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Programs. These updates to the payment policies come at a time when MA enrollment continues to skyrocket. Under the proposal, MA plans would see a 3.70% — or […]
Coming out of COVID-19, multiple home care franchise systems are really beginning to rev their growth engines again. That will likely be a theme in the broader home care industry this year. One, in particular, is FirstLight Home Care. Kristen Duell, the VP of experience and innovation at FirstLight, said the company is primed for […]
Artificial intelligence is likely to be a hot topic in home-based care over the next few years. With that in mind, most companies in the space are already adjusting. Post-acute technology company WellSky, for instance, has partnered with Google Cloud to leverage its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Vertex AI. The partnership also includes Google Cloud’s […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been tight-lipped about its Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) plans beyond May 2024. However, industry leaders believe RCD will be extended across the country on a more permanent basis — a development that agency leaders should recognize as a momentum shifting change. “We’re seeing a monumental shift […]
The Medicare enrollment process undergoes annual changes at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure it remains up to date with evolving regulations, policies and health care practices. A number of changes went into effect on Jan. 1, and several of them will affect home health agencies. Here’s what home health agencies […]
Accompany Health — a new in-home primary, behavioral health and social care provider — has secured $56 million in Series A funding. The Maryland-based company is now serving over 8,000 low-income patients in the Detroit area and aims to address the complex needs of those who often face significant barriers to accessing quality care. “Most […]
Health systems, even after the COVID-19 pandemic, remain overwhelmed. Their discharge partners – such as home health providers – are theoretically supposed to help mitigate the stress they face. That’s a tall task, however, as home health providers are also overwhelmed. Providers are rejecting referrals at a higher rate than ever. In an ideal world, […]
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