Guardian Healthcare resolves allegations Boston-based Guardian Healthcare has entered into a financial settlement with MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program, according to Law360. The home-based care provider — which offers home health and home care services — agreed to pay $1.95 million to resolve allegations that it submitted Medicaid claims without physician authorization that the services were […]
Category: Home Health Care
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has tapped a former home-based care supply company executive as its new chief information officer. During a second quarter 2019 earnings call last week, Brookdale leadership announced that Chris Bayham is taking over as its CIO. Bayham takes over for VP Hank Reimer, who had been serving in the […]
An ongoing financial crisis related to phone troubles has put a Texas home health agency “on life support,” according to a local news report. The story further reveals how even a seemingly small disruption to cash flow can put home health providers with tight operating margins underwater. Opened more than two decades ago, Beaumont, Texas-based […]
So far, aging in place has mostly taken a backseat during 2019’s Democratic presidential debates and conversations surrounding Medicare-for-All models. That may be changing — and fast. On Thursday afternoon, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders sent a message to his more than 8.5 million followers on Twitter: “No senior should have to sell their belongings or […]
A value-based kidney care company is showing what’s possible when it comes to renal treatment in the home — potentially providing a framework for home-based care providers if a variety of newly proposed payment models come to fruition. Since getting started about three-and-a-half years ago, Vienna, Virginia-based Somatus Inc. has served 3,000 patients, doing more […]
In the past couple of years, Alliance Homecare has been able to solidify a name for itself within the industry by positioning itself as a high-end in-home care provider servicing a niche clientele. The company has been able to thrive in the bustling New York market by building partnerships that give its clients access to […]
With a focus on addressing the social determinants of health through non-medical care, health insurance giant Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has set its sights on care in the home. In addition to Humana At Home, the company sends almost 50,000 nurses into the home daily through Kindred at Home, the largest provider of home health […]
More than half of large employers in the U.S. are in favor of expanding Medicare to Americans under 65 — a change that, if implemented, could give government-reimbursed home-based care providers access to more patients. That’s according to a study from the National Business Group on Health, first covered in Forbes. The survey included responses […]
For home health agencies wondering how they’ll fare under the upcoming Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), data is likely the closest thing they’ll find to a crystal ball. Data can help agencies determine where they stand under the revolutionary new reimbursement model and — in many cases — even guide them to operate more efficiently come […]
The home health care industry is not pleased with the 2020 proposed payment rule — and industry leaders are making sure the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) knows. Led by LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) CEO Keith Myers, the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) has sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema […]
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