Achieving optimal patient outcomes in wound care is now increasingly tied to value-based approaches that emphasize quality, efficiency and collaborative, data-driven treatment. Moving away from traditional fee-for-service (FFS) models, value-based wound care focuses on healing success and cost reduction through holistic assessment, advanced technology and shared financial incentives for providers, ultimately transforming how wound care […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) touted “solid” second-quarter results and emphasized a multi-year transformation centered on scalable growth, cost reduction and technology integration during its earnings call Wednesday. The company announced a consolidated revenue of over $32 billion, a 9.6% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CEO Jim Rechtin attributed this growth to the […]
Demand for wound care in the home is intensifying, and investors and providers alike are zeroing in on the service line’s potential, drawn by high Medicare reimbursement rates and growing emphasis on value-based care. Integrating specialized wound care into in-home services is emerging as both a clinical imperative and a strategic business opportunity, allowing providers […]
Although Humana (NYSE: HUM) is known as a major insurance company, these days, it is positioning itself as a health services company. CenterWell, which includes a home health segment, is a big part of this evolution. The payvider plans to expand its home health service line to protect and grow its market share, while investing […]
Despite ongoing questions about the outlook for its Medicare Advantage business, Humana (NYSE: HUM) plans to invest in the growth of its CenterWell segment. CenterWell is Humana’s provider services arm, which includes home health, pharmacy and primary care. “Both CenterWell and Medicaid are important enablers of our long-term strategy,” Humana CEO Jim Rechtin said during […]
The year ahead will be a fascinating one in home health care. As 2025 dawns, the industry faces many uncertainties, and the next 12 months will be pivotal in shaping the future. Regulatory decisions will have an outsized impact on home health providers in the near-term, and their effects could stretch well into the future. […]
Home health providers want better rates and arrangements from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The plans, on the other hand, sometimes still can’t figure out what they want from providers. Some of the largest home health companies have begun to make headway with MA plans. “I think the payers are recognizing that this is not a […]
Thanks to impactful, large-scale transactions over the last decade, the collective face of home-based care has changed forever. Traditional providers in both home health care and personal home care have merged. Payers became involved in the home-based care space like never before. Of late, retailers have too. But it’s often easy to forget how the […]
CenterWell President Dr. Sanjay Shetty knows home health care is an extremely valuable service. Unlike many other leaders, he’s in the position to prove it. For close to a year now, Shetty has led Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) health care services division, which includes CenterWell Home Health, CenterWell Primary Care and CenterWell Pharmacy. Previously, he was […]
Home-based care providers avoiding the shift to value-based care are running out of time and excuses. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries and the “vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries” in accountable care relationships by 2030. Home health providers are already under the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) […]
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