Brent Korte was the chief home care officer at the Washington-based EvergreenHealth Home Care for more than eight years. During that time, it went all the way from a home health agency that was a financial drag on a hospital system to the point where it was an integral part of it. Now, Korte is […]
Category: Medicare Advantage
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’ […]
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 […]
Seniors on Medicare Advantage health plans may not always be receiving high quality care, a new study shows. The study from RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, looked at 15 different quality measures from patients on MA plans during 2016 and 2017 and found that the quality of care was only slightly better when compared […]
Social determinants of health became a buzz term at some point over the last five years. They were what every health care provider – and home-based care provider, in particular – wanted to fix in seniors. But during the pandemic, some of those factors worsened seniors. That’s according to a new study from administered by […]
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 […]
More than ever, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are stepping up and responding to the demand for more access to care in the home setting. This, in turn, has created an avenue for home-based care providers to lean into new opportunities. Over the past couple of years, the amount of MA plans offering care services in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]