Humana Sees Potential Role for Kindred in New Walgreens Initiative

Insurance giant Humana (NYSE: HUM) is rolling out senior-focused primary care clinics in some Walgreens pharmacies and believes that its Kindred at Home division could bring added value. “Does [Walgreens’] combination of brand, geography, familiarity, comfort — does that create a step-change in customers’ willingness to engage with us, whether in the store or virtually?” Humana […]

Home Health Stays Hot with 21 M&A Deals in Q2

Home health merger and acquisition activity continued at a healthy clip in the second quarter of 2018, with 21 publicly announced deals. That’s up from 12 acquisitions in Q2 2017, according to newly released data from market intelligence firm Irving Levin & Associates. On a quarterly basis, deal volume dipped slightly; there were 23 publicly […]

Latest Moves Increase Humana’s Clout in Home Health, Hospice

Kindred was just the beginning. After a big week, it’s clear that insurance giant Humana (NYSE: HUM) is not content with owning a stake in the nation’s largest home health provider, but is quickly creating a care delivery platform with a wide range of home-based services. On April 23, Louisville-based Humana announced that it would […]