Providers are in the middle of a Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model payment year. This heightens the urgency for home health leaders to position their organization for optimal performance under this reimbursement framework. Home health providers can set themselves up for success by prioritizing Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) excellence and data-informed care […]
Category: Home Health Care
Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) exceeded Wall Street expectations in its first-quarter results for 2025. The company’s home health segment benefited from increased volume and higher rates, while its high-acuity care segment reached a milestone with record admissions. However, Amedisys stock remained relatively flat amid ongoing scrutiny of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company’s proposed merger with UnitedHealth […]
Although home-based care providers and industry experts initially entered 2025 with a renewed level of optimism regarding transactions and valuations, this sentiment has since waned. In 2021, home health, home care and hospice transactions reached an all-time high with 223 deals closed. For the most part, home-based care dealmaking continued to trend up in the […]
A group of accountable care organizations (ACOs) have joined forces to advocate for the expansion of high-needs care models that improve outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare’s most vulnerable patients. The newly-formed Complex Care Alliance has taken a stand, urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend crucial Medicare initiatives beyond their […]
Expert schedulers who can orchestrate complex patient visits are integral to home-based care agencies. Their role proves mission-critical to smooth operations, but ineffective scheduling can severely undermine both patient care and business performance. The role of scheduler at a home-based care company often functions as an expert puzzle solver. Broadly, schedulers are responsible for coordinating […]
Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) ended the first quarter of 2025 with better-than-expected financials. The company identified home health as one of its key revenue drivers. In Q1, Elevance hauled in $48.8 billion in operating revenue, a 15% year-over-year increase. Carelon, Elevance’s health care services arm, earned $16.7 billion in Q1, a 38% year-over-year increase. […]
The Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of care for Florida residents who rely on home health care services. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Gallop Franklin (D-Florida), would increase workforce flexibility and raise service delivery standards, passed by a vote of 115 to zero. The Florida House […]
The need for in-home care in rural areas has increased rapidly, coinciding with the aging of the Baby Boom generation, which is driving industry growth. Yet opportunities for providers to meet the growing need in rural spaces are countered by a slew of challenges. Home health care providers serving rural areas must overcome staffing and […]
As the demand for in-home services continues to rise, agency owners need to understand the key factors that appeal to investors to position themselves successfully for acquisition opportunities. While the home health care sector offers significant investment prospects, not all agencies will attract every investor. Agency owners can enhance their appeal by focusing on firm […]
Staffing shortages, reimbursement cuts, staying competitive in a crowded market, the rising cost of care — if you ask home-based care providers about the challenges they’re currently facing, these are some of the responses you will receive. Despite these headwinds, some home-based care leaders have a much sunnier 2025 outlook than one would expect–or at […]
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