How A Smaller Home Health Provider Goes Big On Value- And Risk-Based Contracting

Small- and mid-sized home health providers are aware of the disadvantages they face compared to their larger peers. They’re also recognizing, however, that they can use the flexibilities they do have to their advantage. Take value-based care as an example. Large providers typically have more resources at their disposal to invest in the infrastructure needed […]

Best Life Brands Appoints New Chief Financial Officer; CVS Health CFO Announces Leave Of Absence

Best Life Brands names CFO Best Life Brands has appointed Kevin Vesely as its new chief financial officer. “We enthusiastically welcome Kevin to the Best Life Brands family to execute our continued success and financial health,” Best Life Brands CEO J.J. Sorrenti said in a press release. “His diverse experience, including private equity success and […]

Walgreens, CVS Health Are Banking On Home-Based Care

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 […]

‘The Wrong Policy At The Wrong Time’: Home Health Industry Continues To Fight CMS Cuts

The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care recently held a hearing centered around home health care and aging in place in the U.S. The hearing covered a number of topics, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health payment cuts, referral rejection rates, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) view of […]

Lawmakers Back Home Health Providers, Condemn Payment Cuts In Symbolic Subcommittee Hearing

The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care held a hearing Tuesday regarding aging in place and access to home health care in the U.S.  While current struggles were highlighted throughout, the hearing was ultimately a symbolic win for home health providers across the country. Lawmakers came across as more educated on home health care […]

Honor Expands Its Executive Leadership Team; New Executive Director Joins MedPAC

Honor make four new additions to its leadership team Four new executives recently joined Honor’s leadership team. The new additions to the team include: Linn Free, who was named senior vice president of operations; Stefan Haney, who was named senior vice president of growth technology; Mark Privett, who was named vice president of design; and […]