On Thursday, lawmakers introduced a bill that, if passed, would pause cuts to the Medicare home health reimbursement rate for 2026 and 2027. The bill, called the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025, is designed to stabilize home health payments and guarantee patients access to care that allows them to age in place and avoid […]
Category: Legislation
Today’s tumultuous legislative environment, including the proposed rule for 2026 home health care and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), is challenging home-based care providers’ financial bottom lines. However, most home health care leaders see hope on the horizon and predict a positive outlook for 2025 – with some strategic adjustments. A common theme […]
On Aug. 20, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paved the way for the Trump administration to end temporary protected status (TPS) for over 63,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal – some of whom are vital to the home-based care industry’s workforce. The panel of judges reversed a lower court […]
The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PTNG) is hoping to make a stir in its advocacy efforts against the proposed home health rate cut, which its leaders say could be “absolutely devastating” for some providers. While pushing back on the proposed rate cut, Pennant leaders say they are well-prepared to deal with the rate cut if it […]
The home- and community-based services (HCBS) industry’s workforce grew by 24% from 2012 to 2022 – a sharp contrast to the institutional workforce, which declined by almost the same amount. The increase in HCBS workers was in no small part due to foreign-born workers joining the industry. Even though foreign-born workers made up nearly half […]
Providence St. Joseph Health, a national faith-based health system, has closed its non-medical home companionship program, citing an anticipated annual loss of $500 million in Medicaid funding due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA). The Providence family of organizations announced cuts of 255 jobs in Washington and Oregon, including caregivers associated with the […]
The DOL’s proposal to reinstate the companionship exemption is a move that would reshape the home care landscape. Industry insiders say the rule would create care continuity and help stabilize an industry strained by caregiver shortages. While critics warn that the proposal would harm caregivers and clients, the proposed rule is likely to be finalized. […]
At the start of every year, Home Health Care News predicts the trends that will shape the home-based care industry in the year to come. Some of the trends we’ve predicted have progressed even further than HHCN suggested in January. Some are still on track. Others face new challenges that could slow their adoption. While […]
Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PTNG) plans to create a “center of strength” in the Southeast by acquiring home health and hospice agencies divested by Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (UHG) (NYSE: UNH). The acquisition, which will include between 38 and 50 agencies, will cost between $113 million and $147 million, according to the company’s second-quarter […]
On Thursday, Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorneys General of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York filed a proposed final judgment regarding the UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) planned acquisition of Amedisys. UnitedHealth and Amedisys agreed to the proposed final judgment, which, if approved, would resolve the DOJ’s […]
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