Humana CEO Bruce Broussard: We Believe The Home Offers A Lot Of Opportunity For Expansion

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) leaders see home-based care as a longer-term opportunity that has the potential for continued expansion. They also view it as complementary to many of their other long-term goals, but namely the further pursuit of value-based care models. They expressed these sentiments during a presentation at the BofA Securities Healthcare Conference on […]

Humana, Elara Caring, Frontpoint Health Share Best Practices For MA-Home Health Relationships

The nature of home health provider-Medicare Advantage (MA) plan relationships has slowly begun to change, as some organizations have found ways to successfully work together and derive value from these collaborations more effectively. One factor that is changing the nature of payer and provider relationships is that there’s no denying that MA enrollment is on […]

Humana CEO Bruce Broussard: CenterWell Provider Assets Are Doing ‘Quite Well’

In late February, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced that it would be exiting the Employer Group Commercial Medical Products business, meaning it would further focus on Medicare Advantage (MA), Group Medicare, and, of course, its CenterWell health care services arm. The company offered up the rationale for that move – as well as its future-facing […]

Humana, Monogram Health Team Up To Bolster In-Home Kidney Care Capabilities

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and kidney care provider Monogram Health have reached a new value-based care agreement for Humana Medicare Advantage members in four southern states. Most Humana Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plan members in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi can now access Monogram’s specialized resources, which include in-home primary and specialty care visits, […]

Humana: Home Health Business Key To Value-Based Care Strategy

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will continue to grow its home health segment. The company’s leaders made that – and other plans – clear during its investor meeting Thursday.  “Our focus on sustained growth and operational efficiency has driven strong year-over-year performance and a positive long-term outlook,” Andy Agwunobi, president of Humana’s home solutions business, said during […]

Transactions: LHC Group Expands Home Health Footprint In Georgia; Pennant Bolsters Footprint In Southern California

LHC Group acquires Three Rivers Home Health LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has expanded its reach in Georgia by purchasing the Eastman, Georgia-based Three Rivers Home Health. Following the purchase of Three Rivers’ nine locations, LHC Group’s footprint spans 36 Georgia counties. The acquisition is expected to create a $12 million revenue boost for the […]

‘Gentiva’ Formed As Humana Closes Personal Care Divestiture

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced Thursday that it has completed its divestiture of Kindred at Home’s hospice and personal care divisions. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired a majority interest in those assets, or 60%. Now that the deal is closed, the hospice and personal care assets will be restructured into a standalone company. […]

Humana Adds to Value-Based Home Care Strategy, Outlines onehome Expansion

When industry insiders think about Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and its home health plans, they immediately go to Kindred at Home, the large provider that’s rebranding to “CenterWell Home Health.” Yet onehome, a home-focused post-acute care organization that operates under a full-risk model, is just as important to the Louisville, Kentucky-based health insurer’s in-home care […]

Humana Brings ‘CenterWell Home Health’ to Several Additional Markets

Humana’s home health strategy remains firmly on track, with the latest development being the rebranding of Kindred at Home to CenterWell Home Health in several additional markets. A little over a year ago, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) unveiled the “CenterWell” brand for the Louisville, Kentucky-based company’s range of payer-agnostic health care offerings, which includes senior-focused […]

Humana, WCAS Throw $1.2 Billion into CenterWell Senior Primary Care Expansion

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) are pumping $1.2 billion into a joint venture to further expand senior-focused, value-based primary care clinics. Specifically, Humana’s CenterWell Senior Primary Care arm will be the partner in the expanded WCAS relationship. The success and expansion of senior-focused value-based primary care could potentially lead […]