With both Medicaid budgets and Medicare home health reimbursement rates under pressure, home-based care providers are facing intensifying financial headwinds. Aveanna Healthcare (Nasdaq: AVAH) has countered those challenges, in part, through a series of Medicaid rate wins in 10 states and eight new private duty services (PDS) preferred payer agreements. “As we reset our legislative […]
Category: Home Health Care
The leaders at Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) are tracking the various headwinds that could negatively affect home-based care providers, including the proposed 2026 Medicare payment rule, but the company has drafted a plan to mitigate growing challenges. The company’s leaders have focused on its advanced visit-per-episode management strategy to offset rate disruptions. “Whether it is […]
Last week, Sue Chapman Moss, Kunu Kaushal and Bill Gammie were featured on the latest episode of HHCN+ TALKS, Home Health Care News’ live interview series for HHCN+ subscribers. Throughout the episode, these leaders — representing Bayada Home Health Care, Senior Solutions and Kaiser Permanente — told me all about the various ways their organizations […]
The government shutdown has delayed the usual release of the 2026 Medicare home health final rule, leaving providers in limbo. As they await clarity, many are already strategizing for the worst. If the final rule mirrors the proposed version – which includes an effective 9% cut to reimbursement rates – home health providers warn it […]
Reimbursement rate increases in key states led to a positive outlook from leaders at Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS). Two of the states where Addus operates, Texas and Illinois, have announced rate increases for personal care services. The Texas rate increase was effective on Oct. 1 of this year. The Illinois rate increase will be […]
Referrals are home health providers’ “lifeblood” – but the referral landscape has become increasingly challenging, requiring providers to restrategize and differentiate themselves. To thrive in a rapidly evolving referral landscape, including the rise of Medicare Advantage and reimbursement pressures, providers are forced to accept different patient populations and find ways to stand out to potential […]
The home health industry is currently in limbo as providers and stakeholders await the release of the 2026 Medicare home health final rule. For industry advocates, it has become a “war room situation,” according to Dr. Steven Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). The home health industry faces the […]
Healthview Home Health Services has grown dramatically in recent years, earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 list this year and planning to double in size by the end of 2025. However, Healthview hasn’t made aggressive growth its main priority. Instead, the company has prioritized achieving growth at the right pace. One of the ways […]
AI-powered home health coding and quality review platform Olli Health has clinched $10 million in Series A funding, the company told Home Health Care News exclusively. Industry Ventures led the round, with participation from Cannage Capital, Equitage Ventures, Tau Ventures and Arkitekt Ventures. Olli previously raised $2.9 million in a seed funding round, bringing the […]
Staffing shortages are perhaps the most unifying factor within the home-based industry. It’s usually not a question of if a provider is dealing with these concerns; it’s how they are dealing with them. Often, conversations around staffing come down to the fact that providers must improve retention, since recruitment pipelines show few signs of improvement. […]
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