Non-medical home care providers hoping to break into the Medicare Advantage (MA) space have been attentively watching for signs of how plans will respond to the coronavirus. While some believe the COVID-19 virus will throw a wrench into MA home care opportunities, others believe the current public health emergency will only accelerate plans pushing into […]
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Blue Wolf announces new COO New York-based private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC has a new chief operating officer. The firm announced Monday that Glenn Cummins is taking over the position. Blue Wolf Capital Partners has deep ties to the home health care world, mainly through its co-ownership of Elara Caring, formed in […]
LHC Group hires chief information officer LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) has a new IT chief. Earlier this month, the Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group announced that former health insurance veteran Mohammad Ali will join the company as its chief information officer. Ali’s tenure as CIO will officially begin Dec. 2. In his role as CIO, Ali […]
The Medicare Advantage boom for home care is almost here. Ever since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first expanded the scope of Medicare Advantage (MA) supplemental benefits in April 2018, at-home care providers have been trying to figure out they fit into a potentially new reimbursement puzzle. At least initially, it appeared […]
For more than a year now, home care has taken center stage in the discussion surrounding Medicare Advantage (MA). Things were no different at last month’s MA Summit, hosted by the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) in Washington, D.C. There, health care leaders from a variety of sectors and legislators from both sides of the aisle […]
Sometimes a name doesn’t tell the full story. That’s the case for Arlington, Virginia-based Meals on Wheels, a meal-delivery service that does more than its name suggests. “In addition to a whole array of nutrition services, [Meals on Wheels] programs are doing in-home assessments,” Lucy Theilheimer, chief strategy and impact officer at Meals on Wheels, […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is seeing Medicare Advantage (MA) growth like never before, a point that contributed to its strong second quarter performance. The home-focused health insurance giant only expects membership to continue to boom in the months to come, executives predicted on a Q2 earnings call Wednesday. In Q2, Humana’s group MA membership was […]
When it comes to interoperability, 60% of referral sources say they would switch to a home health or hospice provider that accepts electronic referrals over one that does not. Providers who cater to those wishes could see a business boom — as only 4% of home health and hospice organizations can currently accept electronic referrals […]
Humana (NYSE: HUM) is leaning even further into the home and its focus on social determinants of health, according to CEO Bruce Broussard. He hinted that the Louisville-based insurer could be placing even more importance on home- and community-based care in the years to come. “[With home-based care,] you have this holistic view of the […]
Medicare Advantage plans could get even more flexibility to address social determinants of health for beneficiaries if Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has his way. In turn, that could mean even more opportunities for home care providers to offer and be reimbursed for services such as companion care, bathing, transportation and more. “Our […]