Home Health Stakeholders Voice Their Concerns To CMS Over Medicare Advantage Program

Home health stakeholders – and many others – recently had the opportunity to weigh in on the way Medicare Advantage (MA) is currently administered by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Moving Health Home are among the two groups that answered CMS’ […]

Walmart, UnitedHealth Group Form Partnership Focused On Improving Health Outcomes Among Seniors

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) and retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) are joining forces to deliver comprehensive value-based care with the goal of propelling positive health outcomes for seniors.  “UnitedHealth Group and Walmart share a deep commitment to high-quality and affordable primary care led services that address all of a patient’s health needs in ways […]

MA-Home Care Referrals Skyrocketing, healthAlign Data Reveals

The convener platform healthAlign has a front-row seat to see how home care is being utilized in Medicare Advantage (MA). Andy Friedell, the company’s founder and CEO, has always been bullish on home care’s growing prevalence in MA, even when providers began to shy away from it a bit after initial excitement over supplemental-benefit updates […]

What Amazon’s $3.9B One Medical Acquisition Means For In-Home Senior Care

Retail and technology giant Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) last month announced plans to acquire primary care innovator One Medical for an astounding $3.9 billion. The transaction doesn’t immediately affect senior-focused in-home care providers, but it’s another major stepping stone on the path toward disrupting the current U.S. health care system. What’s more, the deal reflects the […]

LHC Group’s Keith Myers: To Fix the Medicare Advantage Problem, Cut Out the Middle Man

The difficulties in relationships between Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the home health care industry have only taken a temporary backseat due to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the sector. But nonetheless, it’s still something most providers are willing to – and wanting to – talk about. And […]

Medicare Advantage Reportedly Continues to Nets Savings Amid Calls For More Oversight

Along with achieving better health outcomes, Medicare Advantage (MA) checks in at annual consumer savings of roughly $2,000. That’s according to a new report from the research and advocacy organization Better Medicare Alliance (BMA). This news, as well as other findings from BMA, come at a time when more home-based care providers are being vocal […]