Home Health Care News is launching a new event this spring and creating an environment for providers, insurers, health systems, hospitals, regulatory officials and others to network, learn and share what makes home health one of the fastest growing areas in health care. The HHCN Capital + Strategy Forum will convene providers driving innovation in […]
In the wake of the planned LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) and Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM) merger, executives are bullish on growth and expansion. While leadership of both companies are calling their combination better, faster, stronger, the biggest opportunities for the merger may lie in continuing more deals between health systems and hospitals and post-acute care providers. JV opportunities […]
Happy Monday, Home Health Care News audience. Last week was packed full of earnings results from public providers. Catch up with our coverage with this week’s must-read news. Amedisys (Nasdaq:) AMED) executives were bullish on hospice growth in its most recent earnings call with investors. LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) also was full-steam ahead for its […]
The third quarter of 2017 became a “banner quarter” of sorts for LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG). The Lafayette, Louisiana-based provider of home health and hospice care saw record-setting performance, and it celebrated in an industry-wide victory in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to not implement its Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM) as […]
Ensign Group Acquires Nevada Hospice Operations The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, home health care, hospice care and assisted living companies, has acquired a hospice provider serving Southern Nevada through a subsidiary of its home health and hospice portfolio, Cornerstone Healthcare, Inc. The […]
One of the nation’s biggest home health care providers has been investing in tools to improve its rankings as a premier care company. For Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG), its efforts are paying off, if the latest star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are any indication. Many home health agencies strive to achieve […]
Fresh off a newly announced joint venture with a major hospital system, one of the nation’s largest home health care providers is continuing its financial hot streak after raising its full-year guidance—despite a looming threat in the proposed Home Health Groupings Model (HHGM). Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is building on its momentum of […]
Sky-high executive compensation is back in the limelight after Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) revealed its CEO Benjamin Breier’s salary jumped nearly 30% in 2016 while other executives in the company saw their compensation fall. CEO Benjamin Breier, whose compensation is made up of a base salary, short-term incentive plan, long-term incentive plan and equity, saw […]
LHC Group Signs Formers Quarterback as National Spokesperson Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has signed former professional quarterback Archie Manning as its national spokesperson and ambassador. Manning is a two-time Pro Bowl player and had stints playing with the New Orleans Saints, Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. Simione Healthcare Consultants Appoints New Senior […]
Coming off an acquisitive year, LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG) is reaping the rewards of its strategic partnerships with health systems and hospitals. Lafayette, Louisiana-based LHC Group ended 2016 on a high note, just beating analysts expectations in fourth quarter earnings. The nation’s third-largest home health care provider reported a net service revenue increase of 7.5% […]
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