LHC Group Still Sees Plenty of Upside to Joint Venture Strategy

LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) established its first home health joint venture with Louisiana’s Opelousas General Hospital in 1998. Since then, LifePoint Health, Christus Health and several other hospital chains have joined the in-home care company’s JV network as well. Overall, the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group now has 82 unique joint venture partnerships, collectively covering […]

Kindred Holds Off On Major Home Health Acquisitions

Home health deals dramatically dropped off in 2015, and now the nation’s largest home health provider intends to sit on the sidelines moving forward. After reporting significant consolidation and revenue growth at the end of 2015, Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) indicated it won’t make any major home health purchases in the foreseeable future. For […]