WASHINGTON—The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act has been reintroduced by a bipartisan coalition of legislators including Reps. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), John Joyce (PA-13), Paul Tonko (NY-20) and Lloyd Doggett (TX-37). The bill would enable occupational therapy (OT) to be ordered as a stand-alone home health service for Medicare beneficiaries.
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida & NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Forcura, the intelligent workflow management company, and Medalogix, a clinical decision support company, announced that they have combined. Together, the companies will create a post-acute care technology platform focused on the advancement of intelligent patient care within home-based care providers and ultimately across the entire health care continuum.
DENVER & BOSTON—DispatchHealth and Medically Home announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Once the deal closes, Medically Home will become part of DispatchHealth. The combined entity will extend care into the homes of patients across 50 major metropolitan areas in partnership with nearly 40 health systems, as well as most major health plans and value-based care entities.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia & WASHINGTON—The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) released the following statement on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2025 Report to Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. MedPAC’s congressionally mandated report provides analysis and recommendations on various Medicare programs, including home health and hospice.
After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a crossroads.
He didn’t need to be in the hospital any longer. But he was still in pain, unsteady on his feet, unready for independence.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas—Arosa, a provider of integrated care management and in-home caregiving, announced the opening of its newest office in Kansas City, serving both Missouri and Kansas residents.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care services, a franchisor with more than 180 franchise partners and over 350 territories nationwide, has grown rapidly in recent years. Now, local resident Nick Deitmen has opened a new location to serve the Nashville, Bellevue, Antioch, Belle Meade, Green Hills, Brentwood, East Nashville, Donelson, and Madison communities in Tennessee.
WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, announced that Kim Gaskell, vice president of operations for member organization
DALLAS—Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference's Distinction Awards. This year more than 20 home health, hospice, palliative and homecare organizations are finalists across four categories. The finalist organizations represent Axxess clients who have achieved excellence in areas of growth, innovation, quality and compliance.
WASHINGTON—In-home care brings value to patients and taxpayers and should be expanded—but instead, it’s facing drastic cuts, Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told members of Congress at a hearing.
DALLAS—Enhabit, Inc. (NYSE: EHAB), a home health and hospice provider, announced that it has achieved Level 2 recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System—Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). Enhabit said this recognition honors its dedication to providing high-quality, evidence-based care to older adults, ensuring their unique needs and preferences are consistently met.
North Haven, Connecticut—To help home health and hospice organizations meet compliance standards and comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG) has partnered with Cliniqon, a tech-enabled company that specializes in home health and hospice coding and quality assurance, following all protocols and regulatory standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
NASHVILLE, Tennessee & HOUSTON—Monogram Health, a value-based multispecialty provider of in-home care for patients with multiple chronic conditions, and Memorial Hermann Health System, a nonprofit health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities, launched services to provide care for commercial and Medicare Advantage (MA) members of Memorial Hermann Health Plan, the insurance division of the Houston-based health system.
ANTIOCH, Tenn.–ClearWellness, a provider of wellness-based services and safety-focused solutions that enable seniors to remain independent longer, has launched partnerships with Family Pillars Homecare in Central and Southeast Florida and HomeWell Care Services in Mansfield, Texas.
BLUFFTON, South Carolina—MiraSol Health, a nonprofit provider of compassionate end-of-life care, palliative and grief care services in South Carolina's Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton counties, announced the addition of four new professionals to its leadership team.
TOLEDO, Ohio—Transcend Strategy Group CEO Stephanie Johnston has been appointed to the Board of BAYADA Hearts for Home Care and the Global Partners in Care Advisory Council.
AUSTIN, Texas—An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, a middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has completed the acquisition of BrightStar Group Holdings, Inc.
RENTON, Washington & BRENTWOOD, Tennessee—Providence, a nonprofit health system serving the Western U.S., and Compassus, a national provider of integrated home-based care services, announced they have finalized the first phase of a joint venture for home health, hospice and community-based palliative care in Alaska, Texas and Washington.
Chikao Tsubaki had been having a terrible time.
In his mid-80s, he had a stroke. Then lymphoma. Then prostate cancer. He was fatigued, isolated, not all that steady on his feet.
TEMPE, Arizona—SYNERGY HomeCare has announced new ownership of its Rock Hill-based location in South Carolina, SYNERGY HomeCare of Fort Mill.
BURKBURNETT, Texas—HomeWell Care Services, a national non-medical in-home care provider, has been named a Best of Home Care Endorsed National Provider for 2025 by Activated Insights, an industry firm in satisfaction research, quality assurance and caregiver training.
SAN FRANCISCO—Incredible Health, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered career marketplace for permanent health care workers, announced a major expansion: it will now streamline hiring for permanent technicians, and extend its reach into home health organizations and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).