MedPAC Lays Out Plan to Streamline Medicare Alternative Payment Models

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is, once again, calling for federal policymakers to streamline alternative payment models within the Medicare program. Released late Wednesday, MedPAC’s June report details how that could theoretically be done. The focus on alternative payment models should come as no surprise for those who have been watching closely. In June […]

Transactions: Excelin Health Acquires On My Care; Baylor Scott & White Health, Contessa Partner

Excelin Health expands California footprint Excelin Health — a home health and hospice platform — has acquired On My Care. The Fremont, California-based On My Care is an agency that offers skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as social worker and home aide services. The deal further expands Excelin’s footprint in California, […]

Why More Home Care Franchises Are Seeing Value in Company-Owned Locations

As more home care franchise companies begin to embrace company-owned or corporate-owned locations, veterans in the space are analyzing the return on investment of their long-held locations. While company-owned locations are more recent additions at a number home care agencies, BrightStar Care got its start with a handful of company-owned locations in 2002. In fact, […]

SCAN Group Acquires The Residentialist Group to Further Build Its Home-Based Care ‘Thesis’

The SCAN Group announced on Thursday that it has acquired The Residentialist Group (TRG), an organization that provides chronic disease management, palliative care and home-based care to seniors. The deal is noteworthy because it marks the first time the organization has acquired an outside company. SCAN declined to disclose financial terms of the deal. “A […]

Home-Based Care Leaders Discuss Staffing-Woe Mitigation, ‘Ghosting’ in Recruiting

Though staffing remains the top challenge for the home-based care industry, providers agree that there isn’t one universal panacea.  Instead, there are various approaches that have yielded results for different agencies across the country. One of these approaches is making sure that potential clinicians and caregivers know about the job opportunities that exist within home-based […]

The Case for Centering Hospital-at-Home Programs Around Home-Based Care Providers

Though it’s by definition the delivery of high-acuity care in the home setting, hospital-at-home programs tend to be operated by, and centered around, hospitals. But there are cost benefits to building these programs around home-based care providers, a Health Affairs article published on Tuesday suggests. The research came about as authors from Milliman Inc. and […]