Over the years, health insurers have increasingly purchased health care providers, creating monolithic “payvider” organizations. This consolidation has captured the home health industry’s careful attention, and several stories on this trend have been among the most-read on Home Health Care News in the last month. Some of those stories have reflected the ongoing growth of […]
Pennant closes UnitedHealth, Amedisys deal The Pennant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) closed on its acquisition of home health, hospice and personal care agencies divested as part of UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Amedisys on Wednesday. On Thursday, the company announced that it completed the deal, which included 54 locations in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama, […]
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. Caroline Conwell, Senior Director of Clinical Systems Training at Amedisys, Inc., has been named a 2025 Future Leader by Home Health Care News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing […]
Infinity Home Care of Lakeland, a Florida-based home health provider and affiliate of Amedisys, has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over Medicare recoupments. The Florida-based home health agency alleged that HHS completed “shoddy expert work” that led the agency to conclude that Medicare overpaid Infinity by $34 million for services from […]
Today’s tumultuous legislative environment, including the proposed rule for 2026 home health care and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), is challenging home-based care providers’ financial bottom lines. However, most home health care leaders see hope on the horizon and predict a positive outlook for 2025 – with some strategic adjustments. A common theme […]
Today, UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Amedisys tied a bow on their merger. The deal – after being beleaguered by the DOJ’s attempt at blocking it – will serve as a watershed moment for the home health industry, which is becoming increasingly consolidated and dominated by the nation’s largest health care companies. In addition to […]
UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) closed on Thursday after a two-year-long process complicated by antitrust concerns. The news comes one week after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a proposed settlement to end its opposition to the merger. The settlement’s requirements included that the companies divest at least 164 home […]
Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PTNG) plans to create a “center of strength” in the Southeast by acquiring home health and hospice agencies divested by Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (UHG) (NYSE: UNH). The acquisition, which will include between 38 and 50 agencies, will cost between $113 million and $147 million, according to the company’s second-quarter […]
On Thursday, Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Attorneys General of Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey and New York filed a proposed final judgment regarding the UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) planned acquisition of Amedisys. UnitedHealth and Amedisys agreed to the proposed final judgment, which, if approved, would resolve the DOJ’s […]
Amid the ongoing UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) acquisition saga, Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) is seeing continued growth in its home health segment. On Wednesday, Amedisys unveiled its second-quarter 2025 financial results and forecasted the impact it expects if the proposed home health Medicare payment rule is finalized. The company opted out of hosting an accompanying […]
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