Optum offer for Amedisys trumps Option Care Health deal, experts say
By
Liza Berger
Jun 06, 2023
Optum’s all-cash bid for home health and hospice provider Amedisys Monday may be impossible for shareholders to resist, according to home care mergers and acquisition experts.
Optum bids to buy Amedisys for $100 per share
By
Liza Berger
Jun 05, 2023
Amedisys, which has entered into a merger agreement with Option Care Health, disclosed Monday it received an unsolicited proposal from Optum to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Amedisys’ common...
CMS creates group to oversee Medicaid managed care policy
By
Liza Berger
Jun 05, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had formed a new entity, the Managed Care Group, to oversee Medicaid managed care policy, assist with Section 1115 demonstration waivers, and review and approve...
And now vaccine mandate, we bid you adieu
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Liza Berger
Jun 02, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services waxed a bit poetic in a final rule, which has yet to be published, about the ending of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Inbound Health expands SNF-at-home program to include post-surgical care
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C. Max Bachmann
Liza Berger
Jun 02, 2023
Hospital-at-home firm Inbound Health disclosed this week that it has expanded its skilled nursing-at-home program to include post-surgical care for general surgery, encompassing orthopedics, bariatrics...
Oak Street Health, a driver of CVS Health’s value-based strategy, moves into four states
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Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2023
Oak Street Health, a key component of CVS Health Corp.’s new Health Services segment, is expanding into four new states this summer, the company disclosed Wednesday.
CMS issues final rule lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
May 31, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that withdraws the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for healthcare workers of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities.
Hospice providers ask CMS for ‘retroactive adjustment’ to previous payment updates
By
Liza Berger
May 31, 2023
The proposed 2.8% hospice payment update for fiscal year 2024 fails to keep up with rising costs, providers told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
During a time when payment rates and the staffing crisis are stifling home care growth, Homewatch CaregGivers is thriving. During the first quarter of 2023, the company, which offers both medical and nonmedical...
Annual report takes deep dive into home care workforce crisis
By
Liza Berger
May 26, 2023
If you want to get a sense of the scale and scope of the workforce shortage across the home care continuum — home care, home health and hospice — check out the 14th edition of the Benchmarking Report...