If the home health payment rule for 2023 is finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as proposed, it will likely affect quality of care. There are a few reasons why. The number of patients per clinician already represents a troubling ratio. And if CMS goes through with reimbursement cuts, that ratio […]
With the annual enrollment period just around the corner, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations are starting to tout what benefits they’re offering seniors for the upcoming year. MA is a form of Medicare that is administered by private insurers. Over recent years, plans have received more flexibility around what they can offer. That flexibility has allowed […]
Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer is a lifelong leader who never set out to be one. When she gives her best advice to younger people, she draws directly from the path that brought her to the helm of one of the largest home health companies in the country. “My best advice would be […]
Last summer, the home care technology company Honor acquired Home Instead. It was one of the largest – and perhaps surprising – deals in the non-medical home care space in recent memory. It’s been just over a year since the deal was officially announced and a company worth over $2 billion was formed. In hindsight, […]
Two groups of stakeholders that home-based care providers need to win over in the near-term future are payer leaders and policymakers. As Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment grows, providers need to prove their agency’s value in order to maintain a sustainable business. Meanwhile, policymakers need to understand the value of home health and home care for […]
Excess moisture, faulty structuring and bad wiring. Those are some of the common issues that arise in the seniors’ homes. But the home is where seniors want to remain as they age. That’s why the University of Pittsburgh is trying to push the needle forward with its healthy home lab. The project brings together researchers […]
In July, LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) Chairman and CEO Keith Myers said he thought conveners were a part of the problem in the rocky relationships between Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and home health agencies. Since then, both conveners and other home health leaders have had the opportunity to offer their perspective on those sentiments. […]
The home health leader of one of the nation’s largest health insurers believes the industry will need to be ready to move toward value-based care. Meanwhile, critics of Medicare Advantage (MA) should start to spend time with payers to understand what their needs are and what is driving up their costs. In turn, home health […]
Prior to Home Health Care News’ FUTURE event at The Times Center last week, Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton took the same stage to film a new television show. Rumor has it that they were shocked and honored when they heard some of the biggest names in home-based care – the future of health care […]
With the recent additions of paid pregnancy disability leave and paid parental leave to its employee benefits package, Total Care Connections is moving away from the industry standard as a way to improve working conditions and bolster its recruitment and retention efforts. The Tempe, Arizona-based Total Care Connections is a provider of home care and […]
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