Millions of dollars in backing from seasoned venture funds and investors. Technology built to improve efficiencies and lower costs. And plenty of ambition. What does this combination add up to? In one recent case, it added up to a home care company that announced last week it was closing its doors for good. California-based HomeHero ceased its home […]
For a few years now, the home care industry has focused on a handful of “disrupters”—venture-backed startups that popped into the space with splashy funding rounds and new technology. Just a few years after coming into the market, one of those disrupters, California-based HomeHero, has announced it is closing its doors. “While this may come […]
Across the country, executives are trying to get a grip on what 2017 will bring for home health and home care. Despite great uncertainty surrounding an extensive transition of power at virtually all government levels, there are some signs and predictions executives are betting on. From the potential for a rollback in regulations to the […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule outlining the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoP) for home health agencies. Prior to the new finalized rule published Monday, the CoPs had not been updated in roughly two decades, when many of the requirements were first created. The new rule was long-expected […]
Home Health Care News had a record-breaking year for readers and viewership. With all that went on in 2016, we kept readers up to date on breaking news across the industry. From the implementation of a disruptive, new demonstration to the surprising election of President-elect Trump, here’s our list of the top posts of the […]
The controversial Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) will expand into its second state, Florida, on April 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced. The move comes several months after further implementation of the demonstration was put on hold. Currently, the program, which requires home health care agencies to submit requests for reimbursement […]
Much attention has been focused on what will happen in the nation’s capital after Donald Trump is sworn in as President in January, but Congress currently is in session and still could act on an important piece of home health legislation. With this in mind, a coalition of home health providers is ratcheting up its […]
As the dust has started to settle in the aftermath of the election on Nov. 8, some policy ideas that could heavily impact the health care system are starting to come to light. And not all of the changes could be good for home health care and hospice. While the potential rollback in regulations could […]
In a year full of new challenges for the home health and home care industry, one outstanding uncertainty has finally been put to rest—Donald Trump has won the U.S. presidency. While America’s next president is decided, the impact to the home health industry, and the larger health care system, is still largely unknown. However, there […]
In-home care stands to become ever more central to the U.S. health care system in the years ahead, but for providers to reach their full potential, there still are important steps that need to be taken. Specifically, regulatory barriers need to come down, more flexibility needs to be baked into payment models and efforts to […]
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