In her new role, LiveWell Partners’ CEO Stacie Bratcher is prioritizing strategic density and service diversification, carefully balancing growth with operational discipline. St. Louis-based LiveWell Partners is a home health and hospice platform backed by the investment firm Camino Partners. Founded in 2023, the company has grown largely through acquisitions concentrated in the Midwest. It […]
New Day Healthcare announced on Thursday that Kathy Poland, who has been serving as interim CEO, will lead the company as CEO. Poland took the interim CEO position in March, following the death of its founder and previous CEO G. Scott Herman. “Scott built New Day on a foundation of honor, kindness, and an unwavering […]
Home health and hospice providers based in Ohio have launched a joint venture, branded as Heritage Home Health and Hospice. The JV — involving Heritage Home Health Care, Legacy Hospice and Advanced Home Health and Hospice — is designed to provide home health and hospice services across the Buckeye State, as well as the Erie, […]
Humana (NYSE: HUM) has announced plans to sell its 40% stake in hospice, palliative and personal care provider Gentiva in a deal valued at approximately $900 million. Humana will sell all, or substantially all, of its minority interest to a consortium of investors, according to an announcement released on Wednesday. The company plans to utilize […]
Texas-based Lucent Health Group has acquired Chambers Home Health & Hospice, another provider within the state. Chambers is a regional home health and hospice platform that serves eastern Texas. The company serves thousands of patients annually across more than 20 Texas counties through three brands, Chambers Home Health, Chambers Hospice, and Healthcare Associates LLC, according […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is proposing that Congress consider changes to the way Medicare pays for hospice routine home care based on a comparison of payment mechanisms between home health and hospice – though some industry groups caution that the GAO’s recommendation oversimplifies key differences between hospice and home health. GAO said Medicare could […]
Care management and home care company CareFor has diversified its services by adding hospice care to its offerings. Branded as CareFor Hospice, the program offers comprehensive symptom management, emotional support, caregiver education and 24/7 on-call clinical coverage. Establishment of the hospice will allow CareFor to maintain its longitudinal relationships with patients through the end of […]
Monroe Capital has provided a senior credit facility to support private equity firm Warburg Pincus’ investment in Waco, Texas-based home-based care provider Cornerstone Caregiving. Cornerstone provides hospice, home care, palliative care and a range of other home-based health care services. The company, which was founded in 2020, operates hundreds of locations across the United States. […]
On Wednesday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would increase oversight of Medicare home health and hospice, legislation that was welcomed by the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). The Protecting Seniors and Stopping Fraudsters Act is designed to bolster Medicare oversight, crack down on scammers, protect seniors from fraudulent […]
Home health insiders have largely reacted positively to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) focus on fraud, waste and abuse in home health, but many have spoken out against the newly-instituted moratorium on home health and hospice Medicare enrollment. Providers told Home Health Care News that the moratorium, which does not allow home […]
