‘Changing The Narrative’: What It Takes To Build Sustainable Margins In Today’s Home-Based Care Market

Home-based care providers face rising challenges to maintaining healthy margins in today’s reimbursement landscape. Nonetheless, precise cost reporting, disciplined payer relationships and operational efficiencies are proving to be among the strategies essential to surmounting these challenges. Leaders in the home-based care industry say these strategies are key to navigating the growing financial strain caused by […]

Addus HomeCare Reports 20% Service Revenue Growth in Q1, Driven By Personal Care Segment

Addus HomeCare (Nasdaq: ADUS) reported a strong start to 2025 – driven largely by its personal care segment. The company’s personal care segment accounts for 76.5% of the business and has grown through several acquisitions over the past few years. In Q1, Addus’ personal care business saw a 7.4% organic revenue increase year-over-year, which CEO […]

Inside The Risk And Reward Calculus Driving M&A In Home-Based Care

The day before our Capital+Strategy conference began in Orlando during the first week of April, Mertz Taggart released the firm’s latest M&A data. The timing was perfect, as Capital+Strategy primarily focuses on trends in dealmaking. The Mertz Taggart data indicated a surge in home-based care M&A activity at the start of the year, and the […]

How Home-Based Care Providers Can Survive An Immediate Jeopardy Citation

Immediate jeopardy (IJ) is the most serious regulatory citation a home-based care provider can receive. It’s not reserved for problematic providers — even the best can find themselves under IJ scrutiny.  The right approach can mean the difference between recovery and disaster, experts told Home Health Care News. By responding quickly, engaging the right advisors […]

Accountable Care Organizations Join Forces To Protect Critical Medicare Programs

A group of accountable care organizations (ACOs) have joined forces to advocate for the expansion of high-needs care models that improve outcomes and reduce costs for Medicare’s most vulnerable patients. The newly-formed Complex Care Alliance has taken a stand, urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend crucial Medicare initiatives beyond their […]

UnitedHealth Group Battling MA-Related Setbacks; Optum Continues Growth

Headwinds primarily associated with Medicare Advantage (MA) and care activity in its insurance business led UnitedHealth Group (UHG) (NYSE: UNH) to lower its anticipated earnings per share for 2025.  In the first quarter of 2025, UHG’s revenues increased by $9.8 billion year-over-year, reaching $109.6 billion. This growth was primarily driven by a more comprehensive approach […]

Fixing A ‘Badly Broken Medical System’: Home Care Leaders Testify Before Congress On Post-Acute Care

On Tuesday, post-acute care leaders and advocates testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the importance of home health care. During the health subcommittee hearing titled “After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care,” Empath President and CEO Jonathan Fleece and Dr. Dana Madison, owner of BSA Compassion Home Care, […]