America’s biggest health care companies continue to focus on home-based care and aging in place as 2022 approaches. That includes CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna. Among its home- and community-based care initiatives, Aetna is doubling down on the use of telehealth and leaning into the CVS HealthHUB network, which offers seniors a range […]
Home health operators each year have to adapt on a number of different fronts, from relatively minor coding updates to major payment adjustments. But in addition to the more run-of-the-mill items, providers occasionally have to navigate macro-level forces that literally change the industry itself. At least four such forces will redefine home health care in […]
The initial health care worker vaccine mandate laid out by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was a cause for confusion for some home health providers when it was announced officially in early November. Now that a nationwide injunction has been issued by a federal judge with key deadlines rapidly approaching, that confusion […]
As workforce challenges continue to plague the home-based care industry, providers and policymakers are leaning on training and apprenticeship programs to help close the gap. In September, City College of San Francisco (CCSF), UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Homebridge, a San Francisco-based in-home care organization, teamed up on such an initiative. Together, the three organizations […]
Home-based care providers are constantly pushing the idea of “aging in place.” But what sometimes goes overlooked is “aging in the right place.” For seniors, the most immediate component to aging in place is having a home in which to grow old. After that, though, seniors — and the providers that care for them — […]
American Baptist Homes of the Midwest (ABHM) is the latest example of a senior living provider launching a home care business. After partnering with the HomeCare Advocacy Network (HCAN), the nonprofit is ready to provide home care services to its residents, as well as seniors living services, in their homes nearby. ABHM had been considering […]
The home care franchise model calls to mind the old idiom of “a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” That’s because the business model relies on having a network of strong franchisees for its overall success. For the franchisees, or owners, that make up these networks, this means navigating challenges in service […]
The one-year anniversary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Acute Hospital Care at Home” announcement will land on Thanksgiving this year, Nov. 25. And while there’s a lot for providers to be thankful for, there’s also a lot left to be sought after. After all, the end of the public health emergency […]
In 2021 alone, a handful of investment organizations have launched with the objective of operating within the value-based care space. The existence of these companies exemplifies how businesses in value-based care are increasingly becoming attractive commodities. Broadly, value-based care is the concept of paying providers based on some measure of the quality of their care […]
Not so long ago, in-home care providers like Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) had to basically beg their payers for rate increases or additional resources. “In the old days, we would literally be calling the payer’s rep, you know, begging for another $2 an hour to get a family home,” Aveanna COO Jeff Shaner […]
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