Bayada Layoffs Are Bad Omen For Home Health Providers

Last week got off to a rough start for one of the biggest home-based care providers in the country. Bayada Home Health Care announced layoffs among 10% of its headquarters staff — this translates to about 100 jobs, focused on its operational and administrative support team. When a company as large as Bayada enacts layoffs, […]

Humana Taps Home Health Veteran; Bayada’s Advocacy Wing Adds New Board Member

Senior executives are on the move at home health providers across the country. Humana names new senior VP Anthony D’Alonzo has joined Humana (NYSE: HUM) as its senior vice president of home solutions strategy and business development. D’Alonzo previously served in various roles at Bayada Home Health Care for almost 15 years, most recently as […]

How Home-Based Care Providers Hurdle Tricky Payment Issues

Whether it’s Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage (MA) or private pay, home care and home health leaders are both navigating tricky payer environments in their respective sectors. MA penetration continues, as do cuts to traditional Medicare payments in home health care. In home care, billing rates have recently risen on the private-pay side, while Medicaid payment […]

Bayada, HomeWell Leaders Share Strategies For Recognizing And Retaining Office Staff

Office staff have the highest client satisfaction scores among home health care provider employees. They also have the lowest administrative salaries. These salaries can impact job satisfaction and cause employees to seek employment elsewhere, according to the 2024 Activated Insights Benchmarking Report. Some organizations are turning to recognition to combat this trend. “Employee recognition is […]

Why Bayada Is Reconsidering How It Deals With Home Health Patients Under MA Plans

At a macro level, home health organizations are struggling with Medicare Advantage (MA) for two main reasons: benefit design and reimbursement. In order to build stronger relationships with MA plans, agencies are undergoing a strategic shift in their service offerings to meet the unique challenges posed by MA patients. Those shifts include partnering with other […]

Why Medicaid HCBS Providers May Pull Their Business From Unfavorable Markets

Between the increase to the Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) match and American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds, home- and community-based services (HCBS) providers had a safety net. In 2024, providers will need to prepare for a very different environment that does not include these financial buffers. “We’ve had success in many states, over the last […]