Despite Slow Second Quarter, Home Health M&A Remains Strong

Only nine publicly announced home health deals occurred in the second quarter of 2017, according to research conducted by Norwalk, Connecticut-based Irving Levin Associates. This performance signified a 40% drop in activity when compared to the total publicly announced mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of the year (15), as well as a back-to-back decline in […]

Proposed Groupings Model Takes Toll on Home Health Stocks

Despite experiencing a “hot streak” in the first half of the year, home health care companies saw sharp dives in share values in July, due in large part to investors’ reactions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed home health groupings model (HHGM). Three of the largest publicly traded home health care […]

Home Health Joint Ventures Lead to Stock Rally in May

Home health companies once again saw market gains in May, according to the latest Home Health Index tracked by Stoneridge Partners. The home health index, which tracks the stock prices of Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM) and LHC Group (Nadaq: LHCG), rose 9.1% in May from the previous month. Year to date, the […]

Home Health Companies Had Banner Month in April

Three of the biggest publicly-traded home health companies had a stellar showing last month, as their market performance both outpaced the S&P 500 index and achieved a new record high for the month of April, according to the latest Home Health Index from Stoneridge Partners. The Home Health Index, which tracks the market values of […]

LHC Group, Amedisys See Share Price Growth in March

Three of the largest publicly-traded home health care companies grew their averaged share prices at a modest pace last month, according to the latest Home Health Index released by Stoneridge Partners. The index, which tracks the market values of Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM), Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), ticked up 1.77% in March […]

Home Health Care Stocks Continue Steady Climb in February

After three of the largest publicly-traded home health care companies saw their share prices soar in January, the market rally continued in February at a more modest pace, according to the most recent Home Health Index by Stonebridge Partners. The index, which tracks the market values for Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM), Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) […]

Trump Rally Sends Home Health Shares Soaring in January

In a month marked by the inauguration of President Donald Trump, three of the largest publicly-traded home health care companies saw their market values jump, according to the latest Home Health Index by Stoneridge Partners. The jump mirrors the boost that occurred in other indices across the economy, in a phenomenon that’s been dubbed the “Trump rally.” The […]

Home Health Index Closes 2016 on High Note

The market values of the three largest publicly traded home health care companies continued to rise in December, according to the latest Home Health Index by Stoneridge Partners. The index, which tracks the market values of Almost Family (Nasdaq: AFAM), Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) and LHC Group (Nasdaq: LHCG), rose 5.42% in December from the previous […]

Ready or Not: Home Health Industry Braces for Pre-Claim Expansion

In what has been described as a cruel April Fool’s Day joke, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will be expanding the Pre-claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) to Florida beginning April 1, 2017. As the controversial program charges ahead to the Sunshine State, providers and industry advocates have prepared, but are still hoping […]

Home Health Index Rallies Around Trump Victory

After President-elect Donald Trump secured victory in the national election, the home health industry started speculating that regulations could be pulled back. Investors seemed to take these speculations seriously, and some publicly-traded home health care companies saw their stock prices rally, along with the greater markets. The Home Health Index by Stoneridge Partners rose 2.93% during […]