White House COVID-19 czar advises second booster for seniors
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 19, 2022
Get the second shot. That’s the advice White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish K. Jha, M.D., gave to people over age 60 who haven’t yet gotten a fourth coronavirus vaccination.
Bayada exec rings alarm bell over rising gas prices
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2022
In an urgent message aimed at Washington, Bayada’s chief government affairs officer warned that economic “stars are aligning” to undermine the home care industry at a time when demand for caregivers...
Home health outpaces SNF in post-acute discharges in 2021, industry report finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 04, 2022
Post-acute care discharge instructions rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year with home health agencies outperforming skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
NAHC blasts sequestration extension in proposed White House budget
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 01, 2022
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice said Thursday it opposes a plan in the Biden administration’s $5.8 trillion proposed fiscal 2023 budget to extend Medicare sequestration provider cuts...
Optum’s purchase of LHC offers MA plan savings, primary care complement
By
Liza Berger
Mar 31, 2022
Optum’s acquisition of LHC Group Tuesday may have made a big news splash, but the deal was not exactly a surprise, finance and policy experts who follow the industry told McKnight’s Home Care Daily...
One-third of nurses polled plan to quit their jobs this year
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 17, 2022
Citing pressures from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, more than one-third of nurses recently polled plan to quit their jobs this year.
Pandemic payroll credit could benefit home care, hospice
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 07, 2022
Home care and hospice agencies could be leaving money on the table if they don’t apply for the Employee Retention Credit program introduced two years ago under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...
Agencies beware: Home health, hospice turnover costs are on the rise
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 04, 2022
Turnover is costing home health and hospice agencies up to $150,000 for each employee who quits.
Home care gets nod from Biden in State of the Union
By
Liza Berger
Mar 03, 2022
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president alluded to the importance of passing the Build Back Better Act,
Home care M&A activity could lose some steam in 2022, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jan 04, 2022
After perhaps the hottest year on record for mergers and acquisitions, the home care, home health and hospice industry could lose some firepower in 2022.