Earlier this week, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) stock tumbled after the company entered into a limited waiver agreement with Wells Fargo Bank (NYSE: WFC). “As we work with our advisors and prospective strategic partners as part of our strategic review, out of an abundance of caution we chose to proactively reach out to our bank […]
Category: Home Health Care
A man and woman in Florida were convicted for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $93 million for home health therapy services that were never provided. The conviction was brought down by a federal jury in Miami this week. The two people convicted — Karel Felipe and Tamara Quicutis — […]
The discussion around home health provider-Medicare Advantage (MA) plan relationships has gotten tiring. But is it over the top? I don’t think so. Right when I think I’ve written about the topic too much, I’m reminded again by a home health provider just how important it is. And if you don’t believe me, here’s National […]
Already a successful home health provider, Choice Health at Home is focused on acquisitions that will cement it as a company that has the full care-at-home continuum under one roof. The company’s growth plans include launching multiple de novo sites throughout its southwestern footprint, as well as acquisitions, Choice Health at Home CEO David Jackson […]
Lawmakers are hoping to direct further scrutiny toward UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) pending deal of the home health giant Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED). Specifically, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) have asked antitrust regulators to take a closer look. “We urge DOJ and FTC to closely scrutinize UnitedHealth’s proposed acquisition of […]
April Anthony is used to running large home health and hospice entities. VitalCaring – where she now serves as CEO – is still smaller than what she’s used to. It likely won’t be small for long, however. Despite her industry clout, a smaller footprint has made it hard to negotiate with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. […]
The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care recently held a hearing centered around home health care and aging in place in the U.S. The hearing covered a number of topics, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health payment cuts, referral rejection rates, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) view of […]
Home-based care providers are changing the way they do business. Three of the ways they’re doing so: diversifying payer mixes, adopting new technologies and engaging differently with clinicians around care plans. “Historically we’ve allowed a lot of autonomy to the basic caregiver in the field,” Excelin Health CEO Alicia Marr said during Home Health Care […]
Laura Tortorella had her first day as AccentCare CEO Monday. And, in just about a month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will drop its final home health payment rule. In the meantime, she will be learning as much as she can about a new industry. A health system veteran, she previously served […]
Over the years, payer innovation has become a larger part of the overall strategy at home health companies. As such, the leaders that are in charge of innovating have become more visible. Companies like Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), Bayada Home Health Care and VNS Health are just a few of the home health organizations that […]
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