Home health operators should dig in even further ahead of the Medicare reimbursement battle coming later this year. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2023 proposed payment rule for the nursing home industry earlier this month. In it, the agency called for a 3.9% increase to Medicare payments for skilled […]
Many home-based care organizations want to rely less on fee-for-service payment models and step into the value-based care space. While this is easier said than done, a few providers have been able to make significant strides in regard to value-based care relationships. At Care Advantage, value-based care makes up roughly a third of the company’s […]
Over the years, there have been federal efforts in the U.S. to shift dialysis for kidney care patients into the home. Meanwhile, home-focused kidney care companies have cemented their spot as part of the broader health care landscape. In this environment, the question that lingers is if there’s a place for home health providers in […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has been vocal about leaning into the opportunities that offering higher-acuity care in the home will bring. That has also had an influence on the company’s M&A and JV strategies. “Our acquisition of Contessa Health last year created the platform for us to directly offer those high-acuity services,” Kris Novak, vice […]
Home health operators are still several weeks away from getting a glimpse at the proposed payment rule for 2023. Even so, they’re beginning to see signs of concern that they’ll not be getting an inflation-adjusted rate. Because of workforce investments, more expensive supplies and the overall cost increase of goods and services in the U.S., […]
In 2019, when I began covering home-based care, Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) was just barely scraping the surface in the space. Paying $800 million for the senior-focused technology company GreatCall was nothing to scoff at, of course. But it wasn’t directly related. It certainly felt like much more was bubbling underneath the surface. In the […]
Unlike some of the newer higher-acuity care in the home models that have launched in recent years, Resilient Healthcare was formed out of personal experience – not from pandemic-related challenges. In part, that’s why Resilient CEO Jackleen Samuel and her team were ready for the overarching shift that is now underway. Among its services, the […]
Home-based care has taken on a more prominent role in the broader health care continuum, but there are still challenges bubbling underneath the surface. One of these challenges is a lack of payer equity, John Kunysz, president and CEO of Intrepid USA Healthcare Services, said last month at Home Health Care News’ Capital+Strategy conference. “I […]
Last month, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that in-home care providers who treat Alzheimer’s patients around the country should have their eye on. The bill requires home health aides in Indiana to have minimum dementia training standards, in hopes that patients who suffer from the complicated disease will receive more quality […]
Last week, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) revealed that it’s buying aging-in-place giant LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) and combining the provider with its Optum business. In the aftermath of that announcement, one of the most interesting questions to ponder has been: How will LHC Group fit alongside the rest of Optum’s home-focused offerings? Optum is […]
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