Liza Berger

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.

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...

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...

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.

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 key component of CVS Health Corp.’s new Health Services segment, is expanding into four new states this summer, the company disclosed Wednesday.

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.

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...

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...