Price tag of Better Care Better Jobs Act is closer to $150B, NAHC’s Dombi says
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
While language in the Better Care Better Jobs Act did not mention a dollar amount, many expected it would inject around $400 billion into Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS). It turns out...
OSHA’s carrot-and-stick COVID-19 safety rule
By
Liza Berger
Jun 11, 2021
The rule seems to provide a no-brainer course of action for home health. That is to encourage, implore and, if necessary, incentivize vaccinations among staff.
The COVID-19 turn of the screw
By
Liza Berger
Aug 27, 2021
This move toward mandates no doubt is a bitter pill for providers to swallow.
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Better Care Better Jobs Act may be antidote to infrastructure compromise that leaves out home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 28, 2021
Home care and aging services providers are optimistic the care economy will get the funding it needs, despite being left out of a new infrastructure deal between the White House and a bipartisan team of...
In tightening labor market, Amedisys, LHC Group hone in on recruitment, retention
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 11, 2021
Two of the nation’s largest home care providers say they are getting creative and aggressive when it comes to recruiting and retaining workers in their industry’s highly competitive labor market.
M and A activity is hot, with private equity, large home care firms driving deals, finance leaders say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 05, 2021
Demographics, a global pandemic and potential changes in tax laws are the tailwinds driving strong merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in home care and hospice for the foreseeable future. That was the...
Congress spars over how to support the care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 21, 2021
Support is building in Congress for providing funds for the care economy, but there appears to be a wide gulf between Democrats and Republicans on how to go about it
Peer-to-Peer: Executive Care emerges stronger from pandemic
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 03, 2021
Executive Care CEO Lenny Verkhoglaz knows something about resilience.
Effective home health requires technology-driven care coordination
By
Gary Call, M.D.
Jul 01, 2021
Figuring out how to best serve an aging population at home will require new methodologies, revamped tactical processes and increased collaboration to ensure effective, high-quality care for these individuals.