Last year, many major Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations released previews of what benefits they planned to offer seniors this year. Many of these organizations have moved away from offering plans that include home-based care services. In fact, ATI Advisory found that fewer MA plans were offering benefits, such as in-home services and support, as well […]
The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) said on Monday that it is officially not pursuing a combination with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). That means that CenterWell Home Health, one of the largest home health entities in the country, will not be changing hands. Together, Cigna and Humana would have become one of the largest health care […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) have reportedly resumed conversations around a merger. The two companies discussed the possibility of a merger in 2023, but ultimately paused those conversations a few weeks later. Bloomberg first reported resumed merger discussions between the two companies on Friday. The news comes at a time when […]
Legacy Care Partners Acquires Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice of Texas Legacy Care Partners – which also owns Advanced Home Care – has acquired Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice of Texas. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We extend a warm welcome to Superior Home Health and Superior Hospice into the Legacy […]
In addition to high interest rates, there’s another factor slowing down health care and post-acute care M&A, according to a new report. Released last week, Pitchbook’s Q4 health care services report shines a light on the Biden administration’s antitrust and private equity stances, and how those may be affecting dealmaking. For instance, the Humana Inc. […]
In the first year that truly felt “post-COVID,” home-based care providers did not see a shortage of challenges. Instead, in 2023, home health providers saw another year defined by payment struggles, with both the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Home care providers, meanwhile, were still grappling with high […]
Home health providers have griped with their Medicare Advantage (MA) plan partners for years over poor rates, claim denials and increased administrative burden. Providers have stopped short of banding together to deny coverage for these plans, but some of the top companies have reallocated capacity to “preferred payers.” In the end, though, it may not […]
Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) are reportedly no longer in deal talks. The two parties could not agree on a fair price, and there was also shareholder disinterest in a potential combination. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the suspension of talks on Sunday. Together, the two companies would have […]
Over the last week, a potential Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) combination has gone from a rumor to a real possibility. After I reported on the topic for Home Health Care News on Tuesday, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal confirmed that the two companies were in talks, on Wednesday and […]
Rumors suggesting that Cigna Group (NYSE: CI) and Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) are in talks to combine are swirling. Nothing is official yet, but the combination of two of the largest insurers in the country would have significant ripple effects on the home health industry, for a variety of reasons. On Nov. 6, Reuters first […]
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