At one point last year, nearly 90% of surveyed primary care providers reported limiting regular check-ups due to coronavirus concerns, according to the Primary Care Collaborative. In light of those limitations, Americans had to rethink how they accessed their go-to doctors, with many turning to telemedicine and house calls for the very first time. That’s […]
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In 2019, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) decided to reorganize its operations and create a dedicated business segment focused on the home. The Louisville, Kentucky-based health care organization has spent the past several months refining that home segment by fully mapping out its strategy and scope of services, according to its leader and president, Susan Diamond, […]
Years ago, before brick-and-mortar offices were needed to house the complex medical equipment used by health care professionals, the majority of doctor-patient interactions took place in the home. The combination of value-based care initiatives, Medicare Advantage (MA) growth and the COVID-19 emergency has now created a perfect storm for making home-based primary care mainstream again. […]
Over the past several years, many home care agencies have invested heavily in transportation business lines to help their clients stay connected and active within their communities. The industry’s turn to transportation has been so popular, that ride services are often seen as core offerings for many agencies. But while transportation services remain important, the […]
While home-based primary care interest and availability has steadily increased over the past few years, the model has yet to reach a true tipping point. As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, however, the U.S. health care system is becoming more decentralized. That shift, in turn, is opening up the door for a […]
Newfound Medicare Advantage (MA) flexibilities have encouraged many of the big U.S. insurers to pursue tighter relationships with home- and community-based care providers for the 2020 plan year. But up-and-coming MA players are doing the same, including the still large but slightly lesser-known senior-focused health services company Alignment Healthcare. Alignment revealed several new socially conscious, […]
Heal — the doctors on-demand startup that has raised more than $71 million since launching in 2014 — is entering the New York City market. The expansion is yet another example of the momentum Los Angeles-based Heal has built of late, but it also broadly underscores an ongoing “explosion” in demand for home-based care offerings, […]
Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 2010, U.S. health care spending has steadily climbed — along with the country’s population of older adults and those with chronic conditions. To help bend the cost curve and deliver care to seniors in their preferred setting, health care has, in turn, noticeably shifted into the home […]
A startup delivering on-demand doctor house calls and a growing home care provider are teaming up to better serve older adults in the Los Angeles market. Heal — which has raised more than $71 million since launching in 2014 — and 24 Hour Home Care announced a new partnership agreement Tuesday. The move is yet […]
Walgreens is teaming up with more than a dozen health care providers—including physician house call startup Heal—in launching a new digital marketplace built to connect its online customers with store- and community-based services. Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens is one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains and part of the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots […]
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