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Andrew Donlan

Before becoming a reporter, and then editor, for HHCN, Andrew received journalism degrees from the University of Iowa and Northwestern University. When he's not writing about health care, he makes himself miserable by indulging in Chicago sports.

M&A

Why Home Health Payment Uncertainty Could Lead To More Strategic M&A

By Andrew Donlan |
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While some of the other subsectors already have more clarity on what their CY2024 may look like, home health operators are still operating in the dark. The home health proposed payment rule is still likely a month away, and the final rule likely more than four months out. It seems most are expecting the worse […]

Home Health Care

4 Key Questions Surrounding The Amedisys-Option Care Health Merger

By Andrew Donlan |

Another one of the largest home health companies is likely to lose its independence soon. And the potential combination of Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) and Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) – announced in early May – is fascinating, especially if you read and write about home-based health care every day. It’s time to question, though, what […]

Home Health Care

Humana CEO Bruce Broussard: We Believe The Home Offers A Lot Of Opportunity For Expansion

By Andrew Donlan |

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) leaders see home-based care as a longer-term opportunity that has the potential for continued expansion. They also view it as complementary to many of their other long-term goals, but namely the further pursuit of value-based care models. They expressed these sentiments during a presentation at the BofA Securities Healthcare Conference on […]

M&A

The Driving Forces Behind The $3.6B Option Care Health, Amedisys Merger

By Andrew Donlan |

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) announced Wednesday that they would be merging in a deal that valued the former at $3.6 billion. There are many reasons why this deal makes strategic sense. The overlap in home-based services makes sense. The combined company will now be able to deliver home health […]

M&A

[Updated] Amedisys To Merge With Option Care Health, Creating ‘End-To-End Home-Based Health Solutions’ Powerhouse

By Andrew Donlan |

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) announced Wednesday that the pair have entered into a definitive agreement to combine. Amedisys is one of the largest independent providers of home health services in the country, along with several other home-focused services. Option Care Health, meanwhile, is one of the largest providers of […]

M&A

Addus Pauses Personal Care Deals, But Believes ‘Larger’ Home Health Acquisitions Are Ahead

By Andrew Donlan |

Addus HomeCare Corporation’s (Nasdaq: ADUS) personal care segment is steadily growing, its labor situation is improving and its value-based care contracts are expanding. All of those realities were temporarily overshadowed during the last week, however, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a rule that would require at least 80% of Medicaid […]

Medicaid

Tomorrow Health Looks To Solve Home-Based Care Woes Within Medicaid

By Andrew Donlan |

Tomorrow Health – one of the more prominent home-based care startups – has launched a new product that aims to cut through the complexity of offering care in the home. With home- and community-based services (HCBS) booming across the country, the company wants to make the delivery of those services more seamless while reducing costs, […]