CenterWell Home Health regions recognized by American Diabetes Association for delivery of diabetes self-management education and support

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—Two of CenterWell Home Health’s four regions have been recognized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for delivering the best in self-management education and support for people with diabetes.

Partnerships designed to enhance Medicare Advantage HMO members’ access to durable medical equipment, while providing greater value and a simpler, more streamlined experience for those who need to manage their health at home

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky—Health and well-being company Humana Inc. announced it has reached an agreement with two national organizations to provide durable medical equipment (DME) services to help Humana Medicare Advantage HMO members achieve their best health at home.


LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 21, 2022)—Humana Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to divest a majority interest in the hospice and personal care divisions of Humana’s Kindred at Home subsidiary (KAH hospice). These divisions include patient-centered services for hospice, palliative, community and personal care.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 16, 2021)—Humana Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire One Homecare Solutions from WayPoint Capital Partners, the private equity affiliate of a New York-based family investment office. The acquisition will further advance Humana’s strategy to build a value-based home health offering. onehome is a provider of a variety of home-based services, as well as a convener of home health services stakeholders and a care and risk manager.


A brief review of recent hospice news.

By Liz Carey

(May 4, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1692-P) that would update the Medicare hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year (FY) 2019. As proposed, hospices would see an estimated 1.8 percent ($340 million) increase in Medicare payments for FY 2018.

Highlights of the proposal include physician assistants serving as attending physicians, effective January 1, 2019.