Given all of the provisions and changes included in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 proposed rules, the 36-month rule being applied in hospice went a bit overlooked. Home health and hospice M&A experts see it as a significant development that could affect both subsectors. Essentially, CMS is proposing a ban […]
VitalCaring
The mission of all home health agencies is to improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes, at least in part. Some of those providers do not feel like the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) is helping in either of those areas. “With the extra burden that you have that comes with RCD, it really hasn’t changed or […]
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that — for the first time ever — it was releasing ownership data for all Medicare-certified home health and hospice agencies. This move makes it possible for anyone to review information on the ownership of agencies participating in the Medicare program. This includes […]
Whether it’s because of their proven leadership teams looking to shake up the market or their roles in a jaw-dropping transaction, there are several home health providers that stand out among their peers in 2023. And the moves that these companies – new players and established powerhouses alike – make over the next 6-12 months […]
VitalCaring, the new home health company helmed by April Anthony, is in its early stages. But the company knows where it wants to go. Anthony and VitalCaring President Luke James made that clear in my conversation with them last month. I first detailed that conversation in a story last week. But I only really covered […]
The creation of VitalCaring – April Anthony’s latest home health venture – is drawing expected attention. After all, Anthony is one of the biggest names in the industry. But since she stepped down from her role as CEO of the home health and hospice arm of Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) in June 2021, she […]
New details — and a name — have surfaced behind home health titan April Anthony’s new venture. Anthony is the former CEO and founder of the home health division of what came to be Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC). She officially stepped down from the role in June 2021. In 1998, Anthony launched Encompass Home […]