Home care sectors saw M and A uptick in Q2, Mertz Taggart reports
By
Adam Healy
Jul 24, 2024
Home care mergers and acquisitions are showing signs of recovery after hitting a lull in recent quarters.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, July 25
By
Adam Healy
Jul 24, 2024
Chemed Corp., parent of VITAS, posts strong earnings in Q2 … DaVita to pay $34 million to resolve kickback allegations … CenterWell to open 23 senior primary care centers at Walmart stores...
M and A expert forecasts spike in PE-initiated deals, personal care transactions
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Adam Healy
Jul 23, 2024
Though home care mergers and acquisitions are still depressed after record-setting highs in 2021, private equity is expected to drive activity — and some in the personal care space — in the coming...
Home care operator convicted in $100M fraud scheme
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Adam Healy
Jul 23, 2024
The co-owner and operator of a Chelmsford, MA, home care company has been convicted for her role in a $100 million plot to defraud Medicaid, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts...
‘Sharpen your game:’ Dombi tells hospices to step up in face of stricter government oversight
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Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
CMS has hospice on its radar, and providers’ best safeguard against unwanted attention is to take oversight measures into their own hands.
MA plans increasingly attracting patients with chronic kidney disease, MedPAC reports
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Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
MA plans are beginning to serve a larger share of dual-eligible patients and patients with end-stage renal disease.
Fewer Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospital to home health, hospice, industry survey finds
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
A shrinking number of Medicare patients are being referred to home health and hospice care after inpatient visits.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, July 23
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
MA enrollees receive less intense end-of-life care, study finds … Senate committee releases discussion draft of bill extending Older Americans Act through 2029 … Columbus, OH, home health...
Opening Las Vegas conference, Dombi bets big on outcomes of home health, hospice, personal care regs
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
Waning reimbursement rates and tightening regulatory scrutiny will continue to dog home care providers in the coming years. Fortunately, legal, legislative and administrative tailwinds may give providers...
Home health sees spending, utilization decline as hospice equivalents grow, MedPAC reports
By
Adam Healy
Jul 19, 2024
Though hospice spending and utilization appear to be on the rise, Medicare spending on home health has fallen amid declining utilization.