Spin-off snafus plagued Enhabit in its debut quarter, CEO says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 03, 2022
A combination of problems from rebranding to an increase in staff time-off all conspired against Enhabit Home Health & Hospice in its first quarter as a public company
CMS recruits hospice, home health experts for health equity panel
By
Liza Berger
Aug 03, 2022
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published the final hospice rule for fiscal year 2023, the agency’s hospice work is just beginning in one area: equity
Enhabit struggles in first quarter as independent company
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2022
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice announced a challenging second quarter Monday in its first earnings report as an independent company
Exec: Proposed home health rule would result in $30M hit to Humana
By
Liza Berger
Aug 01, 2022
The proposed home health rule would have a $30 million impact on Humana’s healthcare business, Susan Diamond, chief financial officer for Humana, said in the firm’s second-quarter earnings call last...
Home care industry preps for battle
By
Liza Berger
Jul 29, 2022
If the mood of the Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas offered a preview of things to come, home care providers better get their rest.
Amedisys pauses home health acquisitions amid Medicare payment uncertainty
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 29, 2022
Home care giant Amedisys is temporarily pumping the brakes on home health acquisitions as a result of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 7.69% Medicare payment cut to home health...
House introduces bill freezing home health Medicare payment rates
By
Liza Berger
Jul 28, 2022
Adding more muscle to home health’s case, the Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Thursday introduced legislation in the House that would postpone severe home health Medicare cuts until...
Violence in the workplace is getting worse, but we can make it better
By
Emily Killham
Jul 28, 2022
When you talk to healthcare workers on the front lines, one truth keeps surfacing: their workplaces can often be very dangerous.
Amedisys earns lower 2Q profits, sounds off on proposed home health cut
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 28, 2022
Amedisys President and CEO Chris Gerard used the company’s disappointing second quarter earnings to blast Medicare’s proposed 7.69% home health payment cut.
Unique New Mexico program turns immigrants into caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 27, 2022
Sarai, a Mexican immigrant, has found a job that she truly loves: home care. Five years ago, the undocumented 32-year-old — who asked to withhold her last name — switched from working as a housekeeper...