The home health dealmaking train keeps on rolling, with the latest transactions coming from Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Charter Health Care Group, a private equity-backed post-acute care provider. On Wednesday, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the… Read More »Amedisys, Charter Keep Home Health M&A Train Rolling
A former leader of the CMS Innovation Center is launching his own health care investment firm. He’s doing so armed with a pretty solid endorsement from one of the home health industry’s biggest names. Adam Boehler — the initial head of the Center for Medicare… Read More »Former CMMI Director Boehler Launches Investment Firm — With a Major Home Health Endorsement
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) announced Monday that it has repurchased $73 million in stock. The move comes just a few days after Amedisys also executed a new joint venture with the UMC Health System. Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys is one of the largest home health… Read More »Amedisys Buys Back $73M in Stock, Forms JV Partnership with UMC Health System
Acute and post-acute patient volumes started to normalize in the early part of 2021, with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and home health providers all hovering around their 2019 baselines. The accelerated rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is largely responsible for the newfound stability, particularly in… Read More »Home Health Giants Double Down on Diversion, as Nursing Home Numbers Normalize
The historic wave of consolidation that home health M&A experts predicted ahead of the Patient-Driven Grouping Model (PDGM) hasn’t fully panned out, largely due to the COVID-19 emergency and the billions in federal relief dollars that have come with it. There was some degree of… Read More »Home Health M&A Experts Seeing Fewer ‘Fire Sales’ Tied to PDGM, COVID-19
For the first time in decades, U.S. health care spending may have actually decreased in 2020, new data suggests. Several factors likely contributed to the potential decrease, according to nonprofit research and consulting firm Altarum, which released a preliminary analysis of last year’s national health… Read More »Against All Odds, Home Health Care Helped Bend 2020’s Cost Curve
Back-and-forth shifts in patient volume between skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and in-home care providers have been happening for years. Yet health care policymakers and executives are now examining such shifts — and the potential advantages of delivering care inside an individual’s home instead of a… Read More »What Nursing Home Operators, Home Health Providers Are Saying About SNF-to-Home Diversion
Although workplace diversity has long been seen as a difference-maker for organizations, it’s still rare to see a major company’s board of directors made up of mostly women. In fact, when it comes to representation in U.S. boardrooms, women only make up 20% of public… Read More »How Amedisys’ Diverse Board Sets the Tone for the Company at Large
“Nobody knows what the future holds” has been one of the biggest lessons learned during the COVID-19 emergency. But even as the home health industry plays its part in responding to new infection spikes across parts of the country, it has never been more important… Read More »Top Home Health Trends for 2021
Traditions adds to post-acute care platform Traditions Health is adding to its growing post-acute care business. The College Station, Texas-based home health and hospice provider announced a handful of new acquisitions at the start of January. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed. In… Read More »Traditions Health Acquires 4 Agencies; Help at Home Buys Adaptive
In somewhat of a surprise move, U.S. health care policymakers unveiled plans last week to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model, a nine-state Medicare demonstration designed to better align reimbursement to quality of care. Despite backing from most of the home health industry,… Read More »National Expansion of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Estimated to Create $6.3B in Savings
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines in 2020 — and rightfully so. But there were plenty of other storylines that defined the year, including the launch of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the conclusion of a hotly contested presidential election and the execution of multiple… Read More »Beyond the Pandemic: 9 Overlooked Stories from 2020
Going into 2020, many home health executives predicted that the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) would kick off a wave of consolidation and agency closures. Others believed the phase out of Requests for Anticipated Payment (RAPs) would have a similar effect. For the most part, that… Read More »Home Health Executive Forecast for 2021: Reserving a Seat at the Big Kids’ Table
About five months into the COVID-19 crisis, Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) believes that it’s better positioned for the future than it was before COVID-19 landed on U.S. soil. The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and COVID-19 have presented challenges to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based company’s home… Read More »Amedisys Floats Future Innovation Plans, Details COVID-19 Costs