BOULDER, Colorado—Curantis Solutions, a provider of modern, cloud-based hospice and palliative care technology, announced a strategic partnership with nVoq, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, voice-enabled clinical documentation solutions for home-based care.
WASHINGTON—The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released a draft report recommending that Congress reduce the Medicare base payment rate for home health care services for calendar year 2027 by 7%.
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego labor law attorneys at Zakay Law Group, APLC and JCL Law Firm, APC, filed a class action complaint against Aloha Home Health Care Services, LLC, for allegedly failing to provide meal and rest breaks. The class action lawsuit is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court of the state of California.
DENVER—Revelstoke Capital Partners (Revelstoke), a health care-focused private equity firm, announced that its portfolio company, The Care Team, has acquired select hospice and palliative care operations from Traditions Health, a Tennessee-based hospice, palliative and home health provider with operations in 16 states.
WASHINGTON—The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI)—a membership association of more than 120 nonprofit, community-based hospice and advanced illness care providers across the United States—announced a new online care locator tool and toll-free number aimed toward helping those grieving the loss of a loved one this holiday season.
OSWEGO, Illinois—New Era Support Services, a personalized homecare services company, has officially joined the PurposeCare family and will now operate as PurposeCare of Illinois-Oswego, providing coordinated home-based support for residents across DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties. The transition was celebrated on Dec.
MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania—Residential Home Health and Hospice, a division of Graham Healthcare Group, announced that it has been named as one of the Best Places to Work in PA (Pennsylvania) by the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business in partnership with Best Companies Group. This is the fourth year in a row that Residential Home Health and Hospice has received this recognition in the Pennsylvania market.
INDIANAPOLIS—Elevance Health announced that it expanded access of its virtual assistant, a digital experience designed to help members access information, understand their benefits and confidently find care. Available through the Sydney Health app and Elevance Health–affiliated health plan websites, the virtual assistant uses conversational technology to simplify health care navigation and improve engagement between members and their health plans.
CLEVELAND & MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—AnewHealth, a national provider of pharmacy solutions that improve health outcomes for people with complex medical needs, announced the appointment of Ken Burdick as chairman of the company’s board of directors.
SALT SPRING ISLAND, British Columbia—Symmetric Designs, a wheelchair seating and positioning design company, announced it has brought Cory Monks on board as its new United States national sales manager.
