Home-based care leads Humana’s vision for new healthcare ecosystem
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 16, 2021
Technology and value-based care are driving a new healthcare ecosystem that Humana discussed in detail at an investors day conference on Tuesday.
HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 15, 2021
Caregivers are in the driver’s seat and will be for years to come. That’s the message from HomeCare.com CEO Todd Walrath.
Aging service organizations, labor groups blast infrastructure compromise that leaves out care economy
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 14, 2021
Labor unions, aging services organizations and at least one U.S. senator have turned up the heat on Congress to fund the care economy, which President Biden proposed in his infrastructure plan
Six new senior-focused clinics coming to Atlanta, courtesy of Humana’s CenterWell brand
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 14, 2021
Humana’s fast-growing CenterWell brand announced last week it will be opening six new senior-focused primary care centers in the Atlanta area through the end of next year. This is in addition to the...
New CMS effort to vaccinate homebound seniors receives a thumbs-up from home care providers
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
Home care, hospice and other home-and-community-based service providers are applauding the latest move by the Biden administration to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among homebound seniors.
In effort to boost COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound, CMS to pay $35 more per dose
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday an additional payment for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccinations to Medicare beneficiaries having difficulty leaving their...
Digital health firm Duos nets $6 million investment to pair seniors with personal assistants
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 09, 2021
Duos, a digital health firm providing personal assistants to seniors, announced a $6 million capital infusion on Tuesday from healthcare investor Redesign Health.
Fox Rehabilitation aims to expand in-home geriatric therapy model
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 08, 2021
Veteran physical therapist Tim Fox started the rehabilitation business that bears his name 22 years ago in Cherry Hill, NJ. He said he had grown frustrated with the limited treatment he was providing home...
Peer-to-Peer: Prospero Health profits from the pandemic as more care moves to the home
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 07, 2021
If the pandemic has done anything positive, it has been highlighting the benefits of in-home medical care. That’s the sweet spot for Boston, MA-based Prospero Health.
Home Care briefs for Friday, June 4
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Diane Eastabrook
Jun 04, 2021
New CMS director talks about Medicare expansion in interview … New study says most adults lack knowledge of palliative care … Vynca acquires virtual palliative care provider … Coalition of leading...