Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a securities fraud case, in which investors claim they lost money when the large home health company’s stock price dropped due to revelations of Medicare fraud. After a district court tossed the case against Amedisys, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]
Home care workers in Washington, D.C., have filed a second class action lawsuit claiming employers cheated them of wages, in a case that attorneys say could ultimately involve $150 million in damages. The suit names four home care companies, which allegedly shorted workers’ wages, paid workers late, denied overtime and did not allow sick days. […]
Training that brings home care attendants together with individuals in need of services can help the workers cultivate the most important skills and characteristics for the job—but these types of training programs face threats such as state funding cuts, according to recently released findings. Investigators affiliated with Rutgers University and Widener University conducted interviews with […]
Amedisys, Inc.—one of the nation’s largest home health and hospice providers—hid that it was overbilling Medicare in order to quickly sell off a part of its hospice business last year, according to allegations in a recently filed lawsuit. The deal in question is the sale of Amedisys Wyoming, LLC, to Frontier Home Health and Hospice, […]
A startup that could change how home care providers connect and interact with seniors and their families has secured $20 million in funding, including $15 million from influential investor Marc Andreessen, the company announced today. The service, called Honor, is being likened to Uber, the smartphone app that enables people to call for car rides on-demand. […]
The number of home health aides employed on a temporary basis is expected to increase significantly over the next four years, outpacing almost all other temporary occupations, according to recently released findings. Home health aide is the fastest growing temporary occupation among those paying a median wage less than $15 per hour, Forbes reported Tuesday, […]
Home health agencies and other providers cannot sue states for setting low Medicaid reimbursement rates, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision announced today. The case was brought by five providers of in-home care and other services in Idaho, led by Exceptional Child Center, which provides home care for people with developmental disabilities […]
In yet another sign that home health and in-home technologies are increasingly central to the U.S. health care system, the federal government has proposed making home health data a more significant part of hospitals’ electronic health records (EHRs). Incorporating home health data into an EHR would count toward objectives that eligible hospitals must meet to […]
With home health agencies set to receive a “preview” of their first-ever star ratings from the government starting this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to educate providers about how to understand and appeal the forthcoming reports. Nursing homes, physicians and other Medicare-certified providers already receive star ratings, which are […]
With home care workers in the midst of a nationwide push for higher wages, employers in the industry might naturally think that dissatisfaction with compensation is the main factor behind turnover. But pay very likely is not the primary reason care workers leave the job, and home health companies could improve retention — and their […]
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