Adviser to senior living communities: Think big before jumping into HCBS
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
“Thinking small” is the biggest mistake senior care communities can make when expanding into home-and-and-community-based services (HCBS).
Senator delays confirmation of CMS administrator over Biden’s refusal to extend Texas Medicaid waiver
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
Texas’s senior senator is holding up the confirmation of Chiquita-Brooks-LaSure as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) administrator over the Biden administration’s decision to rescind the state’s...
After slow start, M and A activity set to take off for home health: advisory report
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 21, 2021
In the first quarter of this year, home healthcare, hospice and home care companies took a break from a buying binge.
Hospital-at-home company has big plans as study findings help to support HAH model
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 21, 2021
“Home is the biggest four-letter word in healthcare right now,” Raphael Rakowski, co-founder and executive chairman of technology-enabled service company Medically Home, told McKnight’s Home Care...
Biden rescinds Medicaid waiver benefiting 300,000 receiving home care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 20, 2021
The Biden administration’s decision to rescind a Medicaid waiver for Texas is raising concerns among the 300,000 Texans who receive Medicaid-funded care in their homes.
Home healthcare in a fight for workers — and losing, executive says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 15, 2021
Amazon and Burger King are beating out the home healthcare industry when it comes to recruiting workers, an executive from a healthcare solutions talent management firm told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, April 6
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 06, 2021
Owners of Maryland home healthcare company charged with fraud … Aveanna Healthcare files for IPO … Former Tenet Healthcare exec joins board of health telecom platform TigerConnect … HHS is providing...
LHC Group invests $20M in local nursing program to create pipeline of healthcare workers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 26, 2021
National home care provider LHC Group announced a partnership Thursday with the University of Louisiana that could give it an edge in recruiting and retaining healthcare workers over the next decade.
Two major kidney care providers join forces in equipment-sharing deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 24, 2021
he nation’s two largest kidney care providers are teaming up to expand in-home dialysis services across the U.S.
Study: One-third of seniors think they have to pay for COVID-19 vaccine
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 12, 2021
One in three seniors thinks they have to pay for the COVID-19 vaccine. That is one of the surprising findings from a new survey conducted by healthcare consultant Avalere Health and healthy solutions company...