A growing number of health plans recognize the value of home-based care, with some taking active steps to ensure their members actually utilize these care services. Engagement with health care services has historically been a persistent challenge for health plans, as SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain has previously noted. “Patients are not necessarily engaged […]
Seen Health — a recently launched tech-enabled Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization — is already reporting promising outcomes from its AI-focused operating and care delivery model. Last year, the Los Angeles-based company raised $22 million in funding and opened its first PACE center in January 2025. Now, after achieving impressive clinical […]
The UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), Amedisys acquisition, grabbed headlines throughout the year and set the stage for another major home-based care deal. Last month, The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) — which had long earned a reputation as a ubiquitous acquirer — completed its purchase of the home health and hospice agencies divested as part […]
Bayada Home Health Care has recently rolled out an AI model to prevent falls and reduce hospitalizations among its personal care clients. Called the Enhanced Quality of Care Model (EQoC), the model assesses clients’ risk levels and enables Bayada to make faster interventions, improving outcomes and setting the stage for more successful negotiations with payers. […]
Hospital-at-home programs have seen major growth, but factors such as unstable reimbursement and workforce strain are still impeding the model from reaching its full potential. That’s one key takeaway from a recent report from a new report from consulting firm West Monroe. To usher hospital-at-home programs into the future, the report recommended that operators of […]
Home-based care has been part of a pivotal shift in the U.S. health care system: the blurring of lines between traditional facility-based care and in-home services. Case in point, the rise of hospital-at-home models that bring acute care into the home. In addition, non-medical home care providers have increasingly adapted to deliver care to more […]
Home-based care providers are facing reimbursement challenges on multiple fronts – necessitating layoffs and other tough strategic decisions. In light of the upcoming 2026 home health final payment rule, Medicaid funding cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill and more, companies such as Healthview Home Health and Bryan Skilled Home Care are beefing up their […]
Pennsylvania’s recently passed state budget places the state’s home-based care workforce in a precarious position, according to industry advocates. Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the 2025-2026 budget, which includes funding for only 6% of home-based care workers. It’s a move that the Pennsylvania Homecare Association has described as “abandoning the 94% of caregivers.” […]
Team Select Home Care has launched a predictive analytics platform that has quickly paid off with a significant reduction in hospitalizations. The AI platform, called CareSightAI, is a multi-million-dollar, years-long project that the company’s CEO hopes will be a catalyst for a new level of value-based care contracting and improve hospitalization rates for pediatric respiratory […]
Home care providers are no longer staying within the confines of what is often considered traditional non-clinical personal care. Instead, providers are rolling out more complex care and setting up their operations to ensure they can deliver these services. While delivering complex care involves some risks, home care providers have found that specialty service lines […]
