Consumers Are Driving More Home Care Service Offerings Within Medicare Advantage

When Medicare Advantage (MA) plans began offering expanded supplemental benefits, it opened the door for more engagement with home care providers. Flashforward to 2023, and nearly a quarter of plans are offering some level of in-home support services. That’s according to Tyler Overstreet Cromer, principal at the Washington, D.C.-based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory. […]

Providers On Biden’s Executive Order, Home-Based Care ‘Drumbeat That Won’t Be Ignored’

The Biden administration has made mention of home-based care regularly and intentionally during its tenure in the White House. It did so again Wednesday, this time through 50-plus directives for government agencies, many of which were home care-related. Though still just directives, the sitting president making this sweeping of an executive order focused on senior […]

As States Negotiate Budgets, Biden’s Executive Order Puts Home-Based Care At The Forefront

In tandem with an executive order, the White House announced a bevy of directives for government agencies on Tuesday, many of which were centered around bettering home-based care. Perhaps most notable is the timing, however. As states work through their budgets and potential Medicaid spending, the Biden administration has put home care at the forefront […]

The Underlying Trends That Matter Most For The Home Health Industry In 2023

While they may seem like outliers from the perspective of most providers in the country, publicly traded home health companies are often a great indicator of where the industry is – and where it’s going. Whether they’re investing in new service lines or diversifying their revenue streams, the big providers on the block continue to […]

Always Best Care, AccordCare Making ‘Critical’ Training Investments To Fuel Growth

Education is emerging as a key tool for home-based care providers as they try to recruit and retain staff. When utilized correctly, quality education is a resource that can help providers keep up with market demand. Always Best Care learned education’s importance firsthand through its own struggles.   “We did an in-depth study in house,” Sheila […]

Inside Advocate Health Enterprises’ Home-Based Care Investment Plans

About 15 years ago, Scott Powder — the president of Advocate Health Enterprises — was excited about a new idea. It was 2008 and the project was dubbed “Clinically Home”. The mission was to scale a hospital-at-home program pioneered by Johns Hopkins University. Advocate Aurora Health, Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Raphael Rakowski – now […]

Why The Growing Home Care Company AccordCare Is Payer Agnostic

Most home care companies are generally committed to a single payer source more than they are the other ones, whether it’s private pay or Medicaid. But many companies have begun engaging with Medicare Advantage (MA), too, and most all companies have at least thought about diversifying their revenue, at least by a little. Still, there’s […]

How Arosa, Care Advantage Are Using ‘Gamification’ To Reduce Turnover

To solve some of home care’s more persistent challenges – such as retention – agencies have embraced out-of-the-box thinking. Specifically, they’ve turned to engagement platforms – or the “gamification” of the retention process. One of these companies is Care Advantage. A little over a year ago, Care Advantage launched a partnership with Care Heroes, a […]