The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model was ahead of its time. Created close to a half century ago, it fits extremely well with the health care issues that seniors are facing in 2021. There are currently 140 PACE programs operating 272 PACE centers across the U.S., serving 55,000 total participants, according […]
Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), the holdings company for pharmacy store giant Walgreens, announced two major investments in home-based care on Thursday. The investments kick off its new long-term growth strategy. The first is a $5.2 billion investment in VillageMD to advance an already significant partnership that began in 2019. Walgreens is also betting big […]
Some of the most premier health care organizations in the U.S. are coming together to form the “Advanced Care at Home Coalition.” The newly formed entity will vie for legislation that will allow more patients to receive hospital-level care in their homes moving forward. Many of the provisions that have allowed health systems and home-based […]
Home care agencies are often tasked with helping seniors keep up with their activities of daily living (ADLs). But in recent years, a number of specialized training topics have become the key focus of providers looking to strengthen the type of care they’re delivering. One of these topics is Alzheimer’s disease and dementia training for […]
Entrepreneurs Max Cohen and Cameron Behar have spent the bulk of their careers at forward-thinking companies like Google and Oculus. They’re now using that shared experience on the forefront of change to launch Sprinter Health, an on-demand mobile health startup that sends full-time nurses and phlebotomists into the home for lab draws, vital checks, COVID-19 […]
With enrollment up and more plans launching each year, Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations have had to figure out how to differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive field. For many, MA differentiation has meant embracing in-home care and actually acquiring, or investing in, provider partners. The latest example of this trend took place Tuesday, with Minneapolis, […]
The proliferation of hospital-at-home models has been one of the major home-based care trends during the COVID-19 crisis, and players on all sides are bullish that that trend will continue after the pandemic subsides. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) “Acute Hospital Care At Home” waiver program has allowed more health systems […]
When Georgetown Home Care (GHC) mandated its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in early August, it got an immediate reply from one worker. “I quit,” the worker said. While John Bradshaw, the company’s CEO, still believed it was the right thing to do, he began preparing for an exodus of caregivers. “Two minutes after […]
Home health, hospice and personal care dealmaking has continued its fast pace throughout 2021 after a COVID-19-induced dry spell last year. As the industry looks forward to 2022, one trend that may pick up steam is an uptick in small-scale transactions. In fact, deals that many buyers wouldn’t consider just a few years ago are […]
Seema Verma served as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2017 to 2021. While that run makes Verma the longest-serving admin in the modern history of the agency, it also gives her a unique perspective on the future of health care in the U.S., including the ongoing shift toward […]
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