The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has stated its objective to enroll all of its Medicare beneficiaries in accountable care relationships by 2030. Currently, roughly 13.2 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are assigned to an ACO. With this in mind, there has been more activity and investment around accountable care organizations (ACOs), including […]
With 7.8 million jobs expected to open up in home-based care and senior living facilities by 2026, it’s more important than ever for providers to understand what attracts employees and what leads to dissatisfaction. That was one key takeaway from a recent panel discussion that took place last month at the Home Care Association of […]
As the number of individuals living with dementia continues to rise, it’s a given that those working in the home care space will end up serving seniors who are living with the condition. Pansy Homecare, however, has made delivering non-medical support for seniors living with memory damage the main focus of its business in recent […]
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) is ramping up efforts around two of its most recently acquired home-based care and primary care assets. “We are scaling capabilities to accelerate growth at both Signify and Oak Street,” Karen Lynch, president and CEO of CVS Health, said during he company’s third-quarter earnings call Wednesday. CVS Health originally completed its […]
For years, many industry advocates have pushed for more standardization across home care. Home care licensure is largely seen as one of the main avenues to industry standardization. Though the majority of states in the country require home care businesses to have some form of licensure, the stipulations are different depending on the state. “It […]
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigations into home-based care companies have skyrocketed. With this in mind, agencies need to be aware of the common issues in order to stay a step ahead. One of the reasons the DOL has its eyes on the home-based care space is because of a high volume of back wage […]
Resilient Healthcare has gone through a major transformation as a company. It has essentially gone from being a home health provider to a technology company that enables health systems and hospitals to deliver higher-acuity care in the home. One thing that hasn’t changed is Resilient’s focus on increasing access to care. Most recently, the company […]
When it comes to long-term care services and home-based care, some states are much further ahead than others. But one thing most of those states agree on is that there’s still room to improve. Last month, when AARP released its long-term services and supports state scorecard report, Minnesota came out on top, ranking number one […]
As billing costs rise, private-pay home care leaders are trying to find ways to continue caring for as many seniors as possible. To do so, they are embracing new – and sometimes unique – strategies. At 24 Hour Home Care, there has been a move towards funded programs, as that cost of care has continued […]
Any day now, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will release the 2024 home health final payment rule. In anticipation, home health providers and advocates have been appealing to Congress, educating, calling to action on social media and more. All of these efforts are the final push from an industry that has been […]
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