Amedisys becomes home health provider for United Healthcare

Amedisys Inc. of Baton Rouge, La., last week announced it is now a home health and hospice care provider for United Healthcare across the Southeast, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee. This will enable Amedisys to care for more than 4.9 million people who are members of United Healthcare’s commercial and Medicare Advantage plans in those states. The week before last, Amedisys announced it had become a provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia.