With a 1.7% bump to Medicare rates and seemingly few modifications to the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the home health proposed payment rule for calendar year 2022 felt relatively benign at first glance. In reality, though, the June 28 proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) likely sets up a policy […]
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Aging services providers are holding their collective breath as Congress moves toward a vote on the budget reconciliation package, which could designate massive amounts of money to home- and community-based services. And those funds are more than needed, a group of leaders said during a Tuesday press conference hosted by the Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization […]
As CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care, David Baiada has a national perspective on leading a vast care team. That team will grow by 50,000 in the near term, Baiada shares in this Fast Forward interview. Baiada also shares insight into the next three years of home health care in general, including perspective on investment […]
Health systems are increasingly craving home health partnerships, especially those that can help lower readmission rates and boost capacity. The hunger developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has grown ravenous over the past year. In response to that heightened demand, several home health providers have accelerated their joint venture strategies. Bayada Home Health […]
Bayada’s new home health JV Bayada Home Health Care and VCU Health System have formed a new home health and hospice joint venture in Richmond, Virginia. The new company, named “VCU Health at Home by Bayada,” is expected to start accepting patients within the next six to nine months. The enterprise will serve patients in […]
Leaders across the senior care sector have banded together and are urging Congress to back legislation that will increase access to care services. And help is long overdue, they argue. For decades, aging services have been underfunded in the U.S., according to Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based LeadingAge, the association […]
Medicare Advantage (MA) has provided tailwinds for home-based care providers, as the overall MA member population has grown substantially over the last decade. In 2020, there were over 24 million MA members in the U.S., over double the amount there were in 2010 and nearly five times the amount in 2005, according to Centers for […]
The number of people living with dementia in the U.S. continues to rise. To better serve this population, more home care providers are implementing service lines focused on memory care and disease-specific needs. Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada Home Health Care is one such provider. The nonprofit has invested in a robust dementia training program to […]
Kindred at Home remained at the top of the home health care mountain in 2020, checking in as the largest provider in the country, according to the latest annual ranking from LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Kindred specifically captured nearly 6% of the national market share last year. Kindred at Home is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: […]
Bayada Home Health Care and CareBridge announced Tuesday that the two companies are teaming up to better manage health care costs. A nonprofit, the Moorestown, New Jersey-based Bayada provides a range of in-home care services to older adults, children and individuals living with disabilities across 22 states and more than 345 locations. The large home-based […]