For an industry already facing challenges due to staffing shortages, competitors poaching employees can be a devastating blow. Over the past few years, between the COVID-19 pandemic and an exacerbation of other factors that contribute to poaching, it has become a reality that more home health providers are facing. “We have seen poaching happen at […]
Despite the growing popularity of remote patient monitoring (RPM) and home-based care delivery, the barriers that prevent widespread adoption of these solutions still remain. No one understands this better than Current Health, a company that has made enabling health care in the home its key area of focus. “I think that there are two major […]
Matter Health — a primary care services provider with a focus on affordable housing communities — has secured $35 million in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by the Jordan Park Group, an investment management company. “The primary purpose of the funding is just to allow us to expand our reach to […]
House lawmakers are pushing for more oversight of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in light of concerns over higher spending, improper claim denials and access to treatment. A number of lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight subcommittee examined the issue during a hearing that centered around the MA program on Tuesday. “I am […]
Since its spinoff from The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG), The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has yet to unlock the upside of its home health and hospice businesses. That may soon change, according to both industry insiders and its current president and future CEO – Brent Guerisoli – who told Home Health Care News he […]
Individuals that are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid — otherwise known as dual beneficiaries — utilize home health care at higher rates than those who are only beneficiaries of Medicare. That’s according to a recent report from ATI Advisory, with support from Arnold Ventures. The report is a profile of the growing population of […]
Since the release of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed payment rule, home health stakeholders have been sitting in their respective “war rooms” trying to navigate the proposal. As providers geared up for the unveiling of the proposal, many knew that CMS’ analysis of whether the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) led […]
Contessa Health, an Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) company, has teamed up with Memorial Hermann Health System to provide home-based care services to its patients. Specifically, the partnership will allow Memorial Hermann to deliver acute hospital care, post-hospitalization skilled nursing care and palliative care services in the home setting. This new offering will increase accessibility for […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fairly negative proposed payment rule for the home health industry on Friday. Specifically, the proposal includes a 4.2% decrease to payment rates that, if finalized, dumps cold water on an industry that’s just starting to heat up again. Though CMS’ unveiling of the proposed […]
As more home health providers move into the value-based care space, these organizations are engaging on multiple fronts in order to ensure success. Providers such as VNA Health Group and AccentCare Inc., in particular, exemplify the moves companies are making to support their value-based care strategies. In its broadest definition, value-based care means outcomes over […]
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