HomeCare.com CEO predicts rapid change ahead for home care industry
By
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.
Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage?
By
Jeff Fox
Apr 20, 2021
Home-based services are not a common, or even widely accepted, part of most Medicare Advantage plans. However, there have been some signs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have begun...
Coalition wins $10M grant to promote care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
A coalition of groups advocating for home care workers scored a $10 million five-year grant to increase women’s equality by bolstering the care economy.
Risk of injury could pave the way for more home care workers comp claims
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 12, 2021
With more healthcare moving into homes, the risk of injury among home care and home healthcare workers is increasing
Addus CEO is bullish on Presbyterian Health Plan partnership
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 11, 2021
Addus HomeCare Corp., a provider of home care services as well as hospice and home health, disclosed on Wednesday that it has entered a value-based post-acute care navigation agreement with Presbyterian...
FDA authorizes ‘nation’s first’ at-home COVID-19 molecular test
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 09, 2021
Cue Health Inc., a healthcare technology company, recently disclosed that it has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter sale of...
Biden proposal presents opportunity for home care to dream big
By
Liza Berger
Apr 02, 2021
The home care industry can use the president’s ambitious plan to spread their message about the need to grow access to home care for seniors, and living wages for employees to help attract qualified...
Lifesprk, Tealwood Senior Living team up to offer innovative solutions to seniors
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 12, 2021
Lifesprk, an innovator in whole-person senior services, is jumping into the senior living sector through a partnership with Tealwood Senior Living.
American Association for Homecare champions the needs of ostomy patients
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 23, 2021
Ostomy patients and the providers who care for them at home have launched an initiative to educate private and public payers about the needs of those patients.
If Medicare adds more benefits, Medicare Advantage might feel need to do the same: public policy expert
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 15, 2021
As Senate Democrats quibble over what Medicare expansion might look like, home care observers are wondering what a larger program might mean for Medicare Advantage, which increasingly is insuring more...