Addus HomeCare Corporation’s (Nasdaq: ADUS) planned $275 million acquisition of AccentCare’s personal care division is slated to close, at the earliest, in Q1 of 2027. The deal is one of several large deals that Addus executives have indicated are in the company’s pipeline and gives the company deep penetration in new markets at a reasonable […]
Economic downturns can prompt states to restrict home- and community-based services (HCBS), but could prompt states to pursue value-based contracts with providers. State Medicaid programs could consider these value-based arrangements over exclusive cuts or benefit reductions, said industry leaders speaking at Home Health Care News’ PAYER Summit in June. “Everyone right now should be a […]
Home-based care referrals are no longer won mainly on relationships. Health systems and payers are increasingly steering patients to agencies that can prove quality ratings, low hospitalization rates, fast acceptance, broad payer coverage and complex-case capability, industry leaders recently said in a Home Health Care News webinar. Home health and home care providers and both […]
Cityblock has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Homeward Health, a rural-focused healthcare company with virtual and in-home services. The company simultaneously announced that it closed a $116 million Series E funding round. Cityblock acquired Homeward Health in an all-stock deal, according to a Thursday blog post signed by Toyin Ajayi, the company’s CEO and […]
Home-based care providers have long looked to both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) to push forward value-based care, but that balance may be shifting. CMS is driving value-based care growth more than MA, as federal models such as home health value-based purchasing (HHVBP) and the Transforming Episode Accountability […]
At the beginning of every year, Home Health Care News issues a list of the trends we believe will define the industry. Often, these predictions seem almost inevitable early in the year, only for events to unfold that completely change the trajectory of a specific trend before the frost melts from the trees. Other predictions […]
Bayada Home Health Care’s new CEO, Bryony Winn, is targeting close to double-digit annual growth over the next several years, with a strategy centered on expanding the provider’s footprint, deepening its value-based care capabilities and taking on more financial risk — though not always through direct contracts with payers. Among Winn’s top priorities for Bayada […]
At last week’s PAYER Summit, providers, policy experts and payer execs were largely aligned on what will separate successful home-based care organizations from the rest of the pack. Discussions at the event, hosted by Home Health Care News and Skilled Nursing News, included commentary on some notable changes in the payment landscape that have occurred […]
When CMS announced its proposed quality measures for Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) for 2028, I was a little surprised by the tone of many of the measures. Metrics like “People Realize Personal Goals” and “People Participate in the Life of the Community” stood in contrast to the “harder” data I’ve grown accustomed to […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new set of quality measures for Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) for 2028. While the proposal’s 23 mandatory measures target state-level reporting, experts say its impacts would likely ripple down to HCBS providers. The proposed measures, published on Monday, are not likely to […]
