AccentCare is one of the largest home health providers in the U.S. It has its main service lines – home health care, personal care and hospice – built out. The question is where a company with its size and diversification goes next. If you’re the CEO of AccentCare, Steve Rodgers, the answer to that question […]
Category: Featured
Medicare Advantage (MA) only became a real opportunity for home care providers five years ago. That is when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced primarily health-related benefits, allowing for agencies to step in and provide personal care for beneficiaries on a limited basis. Since then, MA plans have continued to expand these […]
Before other states start to consider minimum wage increases for home care workers, it would be beneficial for them to understand what has – and hasn’t – gone well in New York. In the spring of 2022, New York legislators passed a law that gave home care workers an extra $2 per hour above the […]
With the public health emergency (PHE) set to finally end on May 11, home health stakeholders are finding that the impact won’t be as disruptive as once feared. This is because most of the biggest issues have already been addressed by Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “Congress addressed the face-to-face […]
Home-based care providers are enthused – at least in part – by the passing of the $1.66 trillion omnibus spending bill in December. Specifically, they’re bullish on the added transparency language required from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a two-year extension for Medicare telehealth provisions and further value-based care incentives. “CMS being […]
Personal home care providers have long considered themselves the “eyes and ears of the home.” With that comes great responsibility, for certain. It also comes with great opportunity – opportunity that agencies have not always taken advantage of. One of the largest home care providers in the U.S. is trying to capitalize on that opportunity, […]
Since the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) was enacted in 2020, there has seemingly been a new type of care brought to the home every six months or so. Those include skilled nursing facility services in the home (SNF at home), kidney care at home, infusion services at home and ancillary cancer care in the […]
“You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away.” Yes, these are lyrics to the enduring Kenny Rogers hit song, but they are also reflective of an idea more and more home-based care providers are applying to their negotiations and relationships with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. […]
Paul Kusserow was away from his role as CEO of Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) for just seven months. After stepping down officially in mid-April, he was back at the helm by mid-November, after Chris Gerard – his replacement – was terminated without cause. He remained chairman during the hiatus. But now he’s back in the […]
Over the past few years, a number of home-based care companies have been able to achieve rapid, inorganic growth. Due to these organizations’ acquisition prowess, their leaders have become experts in spotting deal landmines and goldmines. On the home care side, Care Advantage Inc. has become one of these companies. The Richmond, Virginia-based Care Advantage […]