The end of 2021 brought a handful of key home health policy issues to a temporary conclusion, including the congressionally secured delay to Medicare sequestration. But the industry still has a long list of other priorities that it’s hoping to carry out in Washington, D.C. – starting with Choose Home. “Potential cost-saving is what is […]
In 2020, Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) announced that it would be investing $1 billion in a relatively new primary care company: VillageMD. Since that point, the home- and community-focused VillageMD has thrived in the partnership with the behemoth retailer, so much so that Walgreens invested another $5.2 billion in the company this October. Despite […]
Joe McDonough began his health care career in the hospital setting, mostly working with individuals with complex and chronic mental health conditions. After seeing so many of his patients return, he became determined to build a better care delivery model. That’s exactly what he’s doing at Innovive Health, a Massachusetts-based home health provider with a […]
In August, home care technology company Honor announced it acquired Home Instead Senior Care, one of the largest in-home aging services providers in the world. As a result of the deal, the combined Honor-Home Instead enterprise now represents more than $2.1 billion in home care services revenue. That size and scale will help the pair […]
Since last spring, home care companies have had to battle through an ongoing pandemic and a worsening labor crisis. They’ve had to face those challenges, too, while trying to meet the needs of a rapidly growing U.S. senior population. In many ways, it has felt like trying to stay afloat in an endless wave pool, […]
In June, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model to all 50 states starting next year. The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is among the home health organizations excited about the move’s potential to better align care and reimbursement, CEO Dan […]
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