home health
CHICAGO (October 20, 2022)—Help at Home, a national provider of in-home, person-centered care for seniors, announced the creation of its new care coordination business segment. Care Coordination from Help at Home will focus on transforming the delivery of in-home personal care services, increasing access to care, improving quality and cost outcomes, and increasing client satisfaction and health equity for aging-in-place seniors, the underserved and chronic care populations.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (October 18, 2022)—CarePatrol Co-Founder and President Becky Bongiovanni has been designated one of the top 50 “Women of Wonder” (WOW) in 2022 by Franchise Dictionary Magazine. The recognition comes at a time when the company is seeing record growth and interest from franchise prospects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 14, 2022)—Recognizing the complex issues involved in developing regulations to implement the advanced explanation of benefits (AEOB), the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) is requesting information from the public on a range of issues to better inform future rulemaking.
PHILADELPHIA (October 14, 2022)—Therapy Choice, a Medicare Part B provider that specializes in in-home physical and occupational therapy, has enhanced its personalized home modification program through new partnerships with leading managed care organizations (MCOs). Over the past 20 years, Therapy Choice has been a provider for the Veterans Administration providing veterans with home modification recommendations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and now adds MCOs to its resume.
DEERFIELD, Ill. (October 13, 2022)—Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) announced the acceleration of its plans to acquire full ownership of CareCentrix, expanding its reach into the growing homecare sector and advancing its healthcare long-term growth strategy.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (October 13, 2022)—Trustbridge, a nonprofit hospice provider in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, recently announced a partnership with the leading nurse-first triage service provider, IntellaTriage. IntellaTriage’s partnership will ensure Trustbridge continues to deliver best-in-class care while improving clinician quality of life.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 11, 2022)—Three individuals, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Team Gleason filed a suit against Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra last week over Medicare home health benefits. The plaintiffs claim Becerra is violating their rights under the Medicare Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 by impeding and restricting the availability, accessibility and coverage of home health services.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (October 6, 2022)—IntellaTriage, a provider of post-acute nurse triage services, today announced a new round of growth investment led by Pacific Lake Partners, with participation from Trilogy Search Partners, TTCER Partners, The Nashton Company, Aspect Investors and Granite Point Partners.
FORT WORTH, Texas (October 6, 2022)—Jet Health, Inc., a regional provider of home health and hospice services, announced its acquisition of Trio Home Health and Hospice located in Denton, Texas, a provider of home health services as well as hospice care throughout North Texas.
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (October 6, 2022)—Emcara Health, PopHealthCare’s national value-based medical group that delivers advanced in-home primary care for seniors and under-resourced populations, announced today that it is collaborating with Aetna Better Health of Florida, a CVS Health company. The relationship extends Emcara Heath’s comprehensive primary care model, which includes behavioral health and social determinants of health assessments, to adult Aetna Medicaid members.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 4, 2022)—On Sept. 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that will participate in the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model during Calendar Year (CY) 2023, including those that will participate in the MA VBID Hospice Benefit Component (an offshoot of the larger VBID model which began operation in January 2021).
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.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (September 29, 2022)—Compassus, a national provider of home-based care services including home health, infusion therapy, palliative and hospice care, has announced the promotion of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Laura Templeton. An industry veteran with more than 20 years of clinical experience, Templeton has held leadership roles with increasing responsibility over her decade with the company.
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.