DALLAS (October 4, 2022)—Enhabit, Inc., a home health and hospice provider, announced the acquisition of Caring Hearts Hospice, a locally owned and operated hospice agency in Texas. Effective Oct. 1, 2022, this acquisition adds four hospice locations to Enhabit’s existing presence in Texas, allowing Enhabit to expand its nationwide footprint.
TROY, Mich. (October 4, 2022)—Of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, most remain in their homes throughout the progression of the disease. This option can allow greater comfort, familiarity and quality of life compared to institutional care.
WATERLOO, Iowa (October 4, 2022)—VGM Insurance Services announced it has been named in the annual Best Places to Work in Insurance program, which recognizes employers for their outstanding performance in establishing workplaces where employees can thrive, enjoy their work and help their companies grow.
ST. LOUIS (September 30, 2022)—United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced a woman from St. Charles, Missouri to four years and nine months in prison for her role in a $2.5 million fraud involving Missouri’s Medicaid program and a nearly $60,000 fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan.
Judge Clark also ordered Barbara Martin, 63, to repay $2,566,989 to Missouri’s Medicaid program and $58,295 to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
CHICAGO (September 30, 2022)—Relias, trusted partner to more than 11,000 health care organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, and Hucu.ai, a patient-centered secure messaging platform, are now partnering to better serve their health care customers.
SEATTLE (September 29, 2022)—Rippl, a mental health company focused on caring for seniors with dementia and other neurocognitive conditions, launched with $32 million in seed round funding led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst. The round also includes investment from GV, F-Prime Capital, and Mass General Brigham Ventures.
ASHEVILLE, N.C., (September 29, 2022)—Aeroflow Healthcare, a national provider of consumer-driven health care products and services, announced a contract with UCare, an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health coverage and services across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (September 29, 2022)—WellSky, a health and community care technology company, announced it is taking a significant role in the national effort to increase access to and facilitate sharing of social determinants of health (SDoH) information across care settings. WellSky’s commitment was recognized on Sept. 28, at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
DALLAS & OMAHA, Neb. (September 27, 2022)—Homecare HomebaseSM (HCHB), a software for home-based care, together with enterprise content management solution WorldView, announced a new collaboration designed to maximize efficiency for home health and hospice agencies.