Democratic Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont on Tuesday unveiled bipartisan legislation to combat Medicaid fraud and abuse originating outside of institutional health care settings. The bill would build on the authority of state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) and expand the scope to encompass all Medicaid services including non-institutional settings, such as home health care. […]
Several home care companies are among the fastest growing U.S. companies in 2018, according to Inc. magazine. The magazine released its annual “Inc. 500” and “Inc. 5000” lists in August. Collectively, all small businesses and startups on the list amassed revenue of more than $206.2 billion in 2017 and revenue growth that topped out at […]
Allen Health Care Services Finalizes Acquisition of First Care of New York Allen Health Care Services, a part of the Elara Caring network of companies, has acquired First Care of New York. Financial terms of the deal, announced last week, were not disclosed. Bronx, New York-based First Care serves nearly 900 patients mainly in the five boroughs […]
Third-party referral sites are simple marketing tools that can generate leads for home care agencies, but some agencies say that these third-party sites are best for early-stage companies and can become too expensive in the long run. Referral sites like Caring.com, Aging Care, Home Advisor, Care In Homes and A Place for Mom have continued to capitalize on […]
A federal grand jury in San Jose indicted three doctors and three employees of Milpitas Home Health Agency for conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks for referrals. U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett announced the medical professionals were charged at the end of August. According […]
The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI) has announced awardees for its 2018 home health research grant funding cycle. Announced Thursday, funding will be used to support projects ranging from public policy to in-home care for patients with dementia. Among this year’s group of awardees are Columbia University School of Nursing and the RAND Corporation, Rutgers University […]
Patients with heart failure are referred infrequently and often late for hospice care in the U.S., a recent study has found. Over the last nine years, the number of Medicare heart failure patients discharged to hospice care has increased from 2% in 2005 to 5% in 2014. Despite the uptick in utilization, about 25% of heart failure patients […]
Nearly 2.1 million home care workers currently support seniors and people with disabilities in their homes and in community-based settings nationwide. With industry wages that have hardly risen in a decade, about 20% of these workers live in poverty, a point often tied to high turnover rates for home care agencies. Bronx, New York-based research and consulting organization PHI highlighted wages for […]
With the massive age wave set to hit the United States, in-home care receives a lot of attention as a way to meet seniors’ needs. However, there are many other populations being served by home health and private duty companies, and in some cases a significant portion of revenue for these enterprises comes from serving […]
Support and Services at Home (SASH) in Vermont has become a model for home-based health—the program is expanding into two states and has been used as inspiration for a federally funded test pilot. SASH—which was the focus of a U.S. News & World Report article published Thursday—integrates housing, health care and social services. The program […]
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