Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) continues to make significant process in its high-acuity care business through its subsidiary Contessa Health. The company posted its third-quarter earnings late Tuesday, which highlighted 35% year-over-year growth in the high-acuity care segment. Overall, Amedisys admitted 580 high-acuity patients in the quarter in 11 JV markets. The high-acuity care segment, as […]
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The 63rd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Matt Wolfe, a shareholder at the law firm Baker Donelson, to chat about the most important legal trends for home health agencies to pay attention to heading into 2023. Listen to this episode of […]
Addus acquires another home health provider In August, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) said that it was looking to make some larger acquisitions in the back half of this year and in 2023. It’s not totally clear whether this is one of them, but on Oct. 3, the company announced that it had acquired the […]
Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) is committed to expanding its at-home care offerings as the insurer solidifies its growth plans for 2022 and beyond. By scaling myNEXUS programs around the country, Elevance hopes to be on the right side of health care by giving patients access to services in the most appropriate setting. “Certainly, home […]
Recruiting and retention are among the most challenging aspects of home-based care operations, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. According to industry research, employee churn increased significantly as a result of the pandemic and continues to present serious operational challenges. As a result, providers are working hard to get their teams back to pre-pandemic strength, […]
Across senior housing and care settings, the marketing landscape continues to shift along with changing market factors. Through Aging Media Network’s (AMN) annual Aspect Marketing and Advertising Awards program, we recognize the “best of” these efforts each year. AMN is now accepting submissions for the second annual program, aimed to highlight and feature the senior […]
Across senior housing and care settings, the marketing landscape continues to shift along with changing market factors. Through Aging Media Network’s (AMN) annual Aspect Marketing and Advertising Awards program, we recognize the “best of” these efforts each year. AMN is now accepting submissions for the second annual program, aimed to highlight and feature the senior […]
The 51st episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Greg Sheff, interim segment president of home solutions at Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), to chat about how the health insurance giant has continued to solidify a spot in the home-based care space over […]
The 52nd episode of our podcast, Disrupt, is now available! For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sits down with Lynne Giacobbe, the CEO of Kendal at Home – one of the most well-established “CCRC without walls” in the nation. During the conversation, Giacobbe explains how Kendal at Home is an aging-in-place pioneer […]
The home health industry is once again in line for a major regulatory change. This time, it’s the looming expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, which has been active in nine demonstration states since 2016. As part of its most recent home health proposed payment rule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & […]