Paul VerHoeve is stepping down as the CEO of Mission Healthcare. VerHoeve made the announcement on his LinkedIn page on June 4. “After almost five years leading Mission Healthcare, I am stepping down as the CEO of the company,” VerHoeve wrote. “I am excited to watch the company continue to grow and live out its […]
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When it comes to growth, home care and home health providers are focused on a number of key opportunities. For home care providers, care professional recruitment and retention programs are No. 1 on their list of top growth opportunities for 2023. That’s according to HCP’s 2023 Benchmarking Report, released last week and based on a […]
Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) CEO Vicki Hoak has announced her resignation. Her last day in the role will be Oct. 24. Hoak joined the organization in November 2019 as executive director. She intends to focus on “other areas of interest” and spend more time with her family after leaving the role. “I look […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies publicly available. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the news early Thursday. Anyone can now review “detailed information on the ownership of more than 6,000 hospices and 11,000 home health agencies,” […]
Home-based care is arguably getting more attention from the U.S. president now than it ever has before. So much so, in fact, that home health providers and advocates may start looking at President Biden himself as an ally in their fight against payment rate cuts from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Biden’s […]
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) announced Wednesday that the two organizations have formed a joint exploratory committee. The aim of the committee is to determine how best to collaborate on some of the overlapping issues that are the focus of both organizations. […]
Over the next year, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) expects to grow its Best Buy Health sales faster than its base business as it leans more heavily into its at-home care platform. “The role of technology within health care is becoming more important than ever and our strategy is to enable care at home for everyone,” […]
Insurers are reporting much higher gross margins per enrollee in the Medicare Advantage (MA) market than in other health insurance markets, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis. At the same time, many Medicare Advantage plans continue to play hardball with home health providers by rationing utilization and offering low rates. The KFF analysis […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will reportedly not challenge UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) deal for LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) after all. Both companies stock rose Tuesday after that news surfaced from a CTFN report. Just last week, LHC Group stock dropped after a report from Capitol Forum suggested that the FTC may be looking […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) deal for the home health giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) is set to close. Eventually. According to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the deal is now expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2023. “As previously disclosed, on June 10, 2022, the […]
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