Traditions Health CEO David Klementz: We Want To Operate Like An Acute Care System

Traditions Health is a burgeoning home health provider. The company’s footprint is expanding, and all the while, it is figuring out how to best deal with payer diversification, technological innovation and mitigating the effects of Medicare fee-for-service payment rate cuts. Its CEO, David Klementz, had a one-liner that resonated with the crowd at Home Health […]

Humana, Elara Caring, Frontpoint Health Share Best Practices For MA-Home Health Relationships

The nature of home health provider-Medicare Advantage (MA) plan relationships has slowly begun to change, as some organizations have found ways to successfully work together and derive value from these collaborations more effectively. One factor that is changing the nature of payer and provider relationships is that there’s no denying that MA enrollment is on […]

NAHC’s Dombi: Home Health Providers Need To Embrace Medicare Advantage Opportunities

With Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment poised to surpass traditional Medicare, home health providers will be forced to engage with plans, or otherwise, be left behind. That’s according to William A. Dombi, the president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Dombi expressed this viewpoint during his keynote speech at the Illinois HomeCare […]

Increased MA Penetration Associated With Lower Post-Acute Care Utilization

A recent study found that in areas with a higher percentage of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, traditional Medicare beneficiaries use less post-acute care services. Additionally, those areas did not see an increase in hospital readmissions, despite the drop in post-acute care services. The study also found that hospital readmissions were lower in […]

Nearly 10% Of BrightStar Care’s Network Now Corporate Owned

The national home care franchise BrightStar Care has once again expanded its corporate-owned footprint, this time with the acquisition of eight locations in Wisconsin. Based in Chicago, BrightStar Care has been significantly growing its corporate-owned footprint lately. With the most recent acquisition of BrightStar franchise locations, the company now fully owns close to 10% of […]

‘We’re Payer Selective’: How Home Health Providers Are Navigating The Payer Evolution

Medicare fee-for-service rates are not where home health providers want them to be. That’s forced their hand when negotiating rates with other payer sources. “We are payer agnostic, but we’re payer selective,” Traditions Health CEO David Klementz said Thursday at Home Health Care News’ Capital + Strategy event in Washington, D.C. Traditions Health is a […]

How Primary Care Startup Patina Locked Down Partnerships With 4 Big Health Plans

With only a couple years under its belt since its launch, Patina Health – a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based home-focused primary care medical practice – has secured partnerships with multiple major health plans. Patina’s work with payers combines care coordination and primary care services for seniors. For a company that has dubbed itself the “easy button for […]