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For LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG), its plan to combine with UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum is still the big headline. All the while, the […]
For LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG), its plan to combine with UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum is still the big headline. All the while, the […]
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice (NYSE: EHAB) is the newest face on the home health public market. External factors have made it far from a […]
The Biden administration has shown time and again its commitment to home- and community-based services. And Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is beginning to reap […]
Excelin Health expands California footprint Excelin Health — a home health and hospice platform — has acquired On My Care. The Fremont, California-based On My […]
In the animal kingdom, there’s strength in numbers, especially among creatures that find themselves toward the bottom of the food chain. This concept is also […]
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has been vocal about its plan to develop its health care services capabilities in three phases. The first phase is building […]
Jean White’s mother has dementia and moved into a memory care facility near Tampa, Florida, just as coronavirus lockdowns began in spring 2020. For months, […]
At a time when more home-based care entities are looking for ways to stand out and take their business to the next level, Alivia Care […]
For the first time in Tony Strange’s career, he has managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies and even the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
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Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has become “obsessive on retention” and the larger impact staffing could have on the company. “We feel like the most impactful […]
Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) publicly appears to be moving forward with its plan to separate its $1.1 billion home health and hospice segment into […]
The caregivers at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) and the drivers at Uber (NYSE: UBER) have something in common. Specifically, Aveanna has set up […]
Humana Inc. (Nasdaq: HUM) has been one of the key home health players to watch over the past few years, an idea best illustrated by […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package on Wednesday. The legislation, among other things, extends the temporary virtual care […]
Earlier this week, a report surfaced claiming that Advent International, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings (Nasdaq: AVAH) and at least a few other companies have “expressed interest” […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) President and COO Joshua Proffitt is more bullish than he’s been in “quite some time” about the growth potential of […]
A large post-acute care company with a deep presence in America’s rural areas, Intrepid USA Healthcare Services has been in the market for a new […]
Nick Loporcaro, the former CEO of Landmark Health, has joined The Vistria Group as a senior operating partner. He makes the transition from the provider […]
Like its industry peers, The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has had to navigate COVID-19 related business disruptions as well as other headwinds, some of […]
In terms of business, providers are slowly beginning to move away from the strict distinctions of home health, home care and hospice. “These are separate […]
Earlier this week, Axios reported that Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is gearing up for a sale of Kindred at Home’s hospice business and seeking a […]
Medicare has announced several changes to data available on Care Compare in 2022. Most recently, the CAHPS Hospice Survey Star Ratings is anticipated to debut […]
Dealmaking in 2021 for home-based care had its highs and lows. On an annual basis, home health, home care and hospice operators saw an overall […]
HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA) executives provided a brief update on the company’s home health and hospice operations Thursday. It was the first time the […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) executives have spent the past several months preparing for 2022, which President and COO Josh Proffitt describes as a year […]
In December 2020, Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) announced that it was “exploring strategic alternatives” for its home health and hospice segment. The company doubled […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) is coming off a record year in terms of new acquisitions and acquired revenue. The Lafayette, Louisiana-based company will now […]
This time, it didn’t take much persuading for Mary Murphy to embrace home hospice. When her mother was dying from Alzheimer’s disease in 2020, she […]
Activist investment firm Jana Partners is reportedly urging Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: NYSE) to reconsider plans to spin off its home health and hospice segment […]
Compassus announced Wednesday that David Grams will be taking the helm as the company’s next CEO. Grams succeeds Jim Deal, who will stay on as […]
Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) had intended to focus largely on home health and personal care acquisitions in 2022. But when a good hospice deal […]
Last April, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS), Homecare Homebase (HCHB) and CellTrak announced they were teaming up to build “the industry’s first integrated, enterprise-level solution […]
Fortis Home Health & Hospice — Grant Avenue Capital’s home-based care buy-and-build initiative — has acquired Select Home Health. The financial terms of the deal […]
A month after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill, LeadingAge and other aging services organizations are urging lawmakers not to reduce […]
Both chambers of Congress passed legislation this week to keep the government funded through Feb. 18. Home health agencies and other Medicare stakeholders are worried, […]
Two new hospice claims-based measures (Hospice Visits in Last Days of Life and Hospice Care Index) were finalized for inclusion in HQRP in the Hospice […]
In this episode of the Post-Acute POV, our host Lavin Graviss, VP of Service Delivery at HEALTHCAREfirst, is joined by Rhonda Osborne, CEO and Chief Teaching […]
The decisions have been gut-wrenching. Should she try another round of chemotherapy, even though she barely tolerated the last one? Should she continue eating, although […]
In summer, hardly a week went by where Choice Health at Home wasn’t in the headlines. Founded in 2007 by David Jackson, a licensed physical […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) has fallen short of its own goals. At the top of the company’s earnings call Tuesday, Pennant CEO Danny […]
Walmart’s latest health care hire Walmart has reportedly snagged Dr. David Carmouche from Louisiana-based Ochsner Health to lead its expansion into retail health care. Walmart […]
Since entering the home-based care space in 2016, Jet Health has mounted its business on an aggressive growth strategy. The company’s aim is to deliver […]
In terms of financial results, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is coming off a record third quarter. The Frisco, Texas-based home health, hospice and personal […]
Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against April Anthony, the former CEO of the Birmingham, Alabama-based company’s home […]
Another big home-based care player is going public. BrightSpring Health Services filed the paperwork for a $100 million initial public offering on Monday, realizing the […]
Since its inception in 2012, HealthFlex Home Health & Hospice has seen its business transform from a small Bay-area company to the fifth-largest privately-owned provider […]
Private equity firm Pharos Capital Group has acquired THEMA Health Services, a home health and palliative care provider that operates across Arizona. The financial terms […]
The LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) M&A run continues. The Lafayette, Louisiana-based company recently announced agreements to acquire Generations Home Health along with Freda H. […]
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Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed a partnership with Choice Health at Home. Tyler, Texas-based Choice is a home health, hospice and […]
In a move to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among home-based care workers, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has teamed up with the […]
Alivia’s new home health transaction Alivia Care Inc. has acquired Summerfield, Florida-based home health provider Better Life Home Health. Financial terms were not disclosed. Alivia […]
In the wake of going public in the spring, the leadership team at Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) has been especially vocal about its […]
Home-based care leaders are encouraged by the Choose Home Care Act of 2021’s introduction into the U.S. Senate — and what it could mean for […]
National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President Bill Dombi touched on the importance of recent community-based palliative care legislation during a Sunday night […]
Choice Health at Home has acquired Alpha Home Health and Hospice, further increasing the company’s Oklahoma footprint. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]
Coming in 2022, the final phase of PDGM is a continuation of CMS’ three-year progression of other PDGM implementations. The first of these implementations began in […]
Compassus has long solidified its spot in the increasingly crowded hospice field. But as the company continues to move forward, it’s positioning itself as an […]
With its latest purchase of San Antonio, Texas-based Signal Home Health & Hospice, Jet Health continues its strategy of co-locating hospice operations with its home […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) has completed its purchase of Visiting Nurse Association’s (VNA) assets. Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys has a number of in-home care capabilities, […]
“Choose Home,” major legislation designed to help more people age in place, is gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. There’s even a chance a Choose Home […]
AccentCare announced Monday that it has purchased Southeastern Health Care at Home from private equity firm Geneva Glen Capital. Southeastern Health Care at Home is […]
Commonly known as the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, the Value-Based Insurance Design model officially launched January 1, 2021, with 53 Medicare Advantage Plans offering the […]
The Virginia-based health system is teaming up with BAYADA Home Health Care to create a new company providing home-based and hospice care. BAYADA will oversee […]
Bayada’s new home health JV Bayada Home Health Care and VCU Health System have formed a new home health and hospice joint venture in Richmond, […]
Fresh off of its market debut last month, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVAH) is throwing its weight behind home health. Since going public, the […]
In the age of COVID-19, companies operating in the senior care space have been forced to be adaptable. It’s in this environment where Masonicare — […]
It’s been a challenging year for home health agencies. From some of the biggest regulation changes in decades to a looming pandemic, the financial consequences […]
Typically, when executives talk about their companies “having to weather the storm,” they’re speaking figuratively. That wasn’t the case for Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) hasn’t been shy about the company’s plans to gain an even larger share of business from other post-acute care operators. With […]
After initially purchasing a 40% stake in Kindred at Home for $2.4 billion in 2018, Humana is now fully acquiring the home health and hospice […]
Votive Health — a technology startup that facilitates payer-provider integration — formally announced its launch and first funding round on Wednesday. The company raked in […]
Ahead of this week’s upcoming earnings call, Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) has locked in an agreement to acquire the home-based care assets of Frontier […]
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CORONA, Calif. — Antonio Espinoza loved the Los Angeles Dodgers. He loved them so much that he was laid to rest in his favorite Dodgers […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced Monday that it has repurchased $73 million in stock. The move comes just a few days after Amedisys also executed […]
Over the last few months, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has had to deal with a challenging legislative environment and significant COVID-19 surges that have […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) is sitting on a newly increased revolving line of credit, giving it plenty of M&A firepower to work with […]
Grant Avenue Capital recently acquired Salt Lake City-based Valeo Home Health & Hospice from Eduro Healthcare, an operator of skilled nursing facilities. The financial terms […]
All eyes have been on Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) since the company first announced it would be “exploring strategic alternatives” for its home health […]
AccentCare appoints Chris Dimos as COO AccentCare has named Chris Dimos its chief operating officer. Dallas-based AccentCare has over 200 locations across the U.S. As […]
The majority of health care financial leaders view home care as a key area of investment. That’s according to a recent survey from BDO, a […]
Home care and hospice workers are now part of the pool of New Yorkers eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The New York State Department […]
If you aren’t up to speed on PDGM’s No-Pay RAP requirement changes, it’s not too late. We’re working hard to help home health agencies, like […]
As different health care stakeholders combed through the new $1.4 trillion spending package approved by Congress on Monday, many likely felt a mix of excitement […]
AccentCare and Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care have cleared all regulatory hurdles and officially merged, the post-acute care providers announced Tuesday. The Dallas, Texas-based AccentCare […]
The Care Team acquires InTeliCare Private equity-backed The Care Team has acquired InTeliCare Home Health & Hospice. The financial terms of the deal were not […]
There may soon be a major shakeup of the home health and hospice markets. Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) announced Tuesday it is “exploring strategic […]
On Wednesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Compassionate Care Act, a bill that would support advance care planning and end-of-life care. For home health […]
Pfizer, Moderna and the University of Oxford are among the organizations to tout highly effective COVID-19 vaccines this month. With “the cavalry coming,” the focus […]
The coronavirus didn’t directly lead to the recently announced merger between AccentCare Inc. and Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, but it played a pretty prominent […]
Despite a vital need for palliative care in community settings, home-based care providers have been slow to invest in such services. Providers have often cited […]
AccentCare Inc. and Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care are merging. Dallas-based AccentCare — owned by global private equity firm Advent International — is among the […]
Home health providers across the board are slowly starting to bounce back from COVID-19-related disruption. One thing that now provides further hope is a potential […]
M&A activity across home health, hospice and in-home care appeared to be “business as usual” at the start of 2020. COVID-19 froze the market in […]
LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has inked another joint venture agreement. On Thursday, the Lafayette, Louisiana-based home health, hospice and personal care services provider announced […]
Charter Health Care Group — a PE-backed post-acute care platform company with multiple locations across five states — announced Tuesday the acquisitions of both Vitality […]
Alivia Care Inc., a new operator in the senior care space, has plans to enter the home health market. Launched at the end of September, […]
Caring People is staying busy on the acquisition front. In fact, the New York City-based Caring People has completed a handful of strategic deals — […]
Today, just a fraction of community-based palliative care programs are operated by home health providers. But the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and a shift away […]
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) has performed over 100,000 COVID-19 tests across 44 states since the public health emergency began. It has been doing […]
Since the worst stretch of the public health emergency, LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) has seen a decrease in weekly COVID-related missed visits and improved […]
Across the U.S., ongoing protests against police violence toward Black Americans and other people of color have caused many companies to take a closer look […]
Despite the economic turmoil of the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, home health and hospice multiples hit record-breaking numbers in the first half of 2020. Specifically, multiples […]
Increasingly, home health providers have worked to expand their service offerings to care for patients on a more longitudinal basis. Mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the second […]
Private equity-backed health care software company WellSky has a new investor and a new capital structure, the company announced Monday. TPG Capital — the PE […]
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