Report: HCBS Utilization Remains High, But Varies Drastically By State

A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shines further light on how popular home- and community-based services (HCBS) are in the U.S. It also makes clear how much cheaper HCBS delivery is for states in comparison to institutional-based care.  In 2020, Medicaid programs spent an average of $36,275 per individual on HCBS. They spent […]

MedArrive Teams Up With Heartbeat Health To Deliver Cardiology Care At Home

The at-home care startup MedArrive has announced a new collaboration with Heartbeat Health, one of the largest tech-enabled virtual cardiology companies in the country. Together, the two companies will work together to bring Heartbeat’s on-demand cardiovascular services into the home for health plans using MedArrive. Often leveraging EMT works, MedArrive both coordinates and delivers at-home […]

Home-Based Care Providers Break Down ‘Unintended Consequences’ Of CMS’ Proposed Medicaid Rule

A proposed rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) – which would require at least 80% of Medicaid reimbursement for home- and community-based services go toward worker compensation – received over 2,100 submissions during its public comment period. Many of the comments included gratitude and appreciation for CMS regarding its efforts […]

Hindered By The Labor Environment, Aveanna’s Home Health Segment Struggles Continue

The home health and hospice segments of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) continue to struggle. Nevertheless, company leaders strongly believe in those segments’ long-term value proposition. “Our home health and hospice platform, which is primed for growth, is dedicated to creating value through effective operational management and the delivery of exceptional patient care,” Matt […]

How Best of Care Went From Family Business To A Home Care ‘Risk Taker’

At its core, Best of Care is a family business. But that hasn’t stopped the Quincy, Massachusetts-based personal home care agency from thinking big and evolving. Best of Care has over 400 home care aides, administrative staff, care managers, nurses and move managers. The company also has a care management division, TUCKed In Eldercare. Earlier […]

Braff Group Snags Amedisys M&A Veteran; FirstLight Promotes Kerri Pendley To Chief Growth Officer

Braff Group hires former Amedisys M&A expert The Braff Group has hired Kris Novak to become the firm’s new managing director of home health, hospice, home care and pediatrics. The Braff Group is an M&A advisory firm that specializes in senior care dealmaking and has completed nearly 400 transactions since the company was founded in […]

Modivcare Sees Steady Growth In At-Home Care Segment

Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) continues to see personal care and remote patient monitoring as key tenants to its strategy to unlock value-based care arrangements. “This is evidenced by new contracts,” Modivcare CEO L. Heath Sampson said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call Friday. “This makes us more enthusiastic about the long-term prospects, and we anticipate […]

CMS Allows States To Extend PHE-Era Flexibilities For HCBS

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended a COVID-19 pandemic-era waiver that will allow home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers to take advantage of flexibilities in their state programs. The Appendix K waiver allowed HCBS providers more wiggle room during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. CMS introduced the waiver to […]