Hospice, home health agency and owners pay $1.8M to settle Medicare fraud claim
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 20, 2021
Two Texas men and the hospice and related home health agency that they founded — Allstate Hospice and Verge Home Care — have paid $1,847,279.36 to resolve allegations that they submitted claims to...
Webinar to tackle claims management as way to protect home care revenue
Jul 12, 2021
Claims management may not be the first idea to come to mind in terms of a critical investment for home care, but it may be a key answer to flagging revenues.
Biden sets sights on 60M at-home COVID-19 tests by summer’s end
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 08, 2021
The Biden administration plans to bring more than 60 million at-home COVID-19 tests to the U.S. market by the end of the summer, according to White House adviser Tim Manning, who talked about it at a briefing...
Home healthcare professional sentenced, ordered to pay $94K in multi-million dollar fraud case
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 14, 2020
A home healthcare industry employee involved in a multi-million dollar fraud case was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to four years of probation, including six months of home detention, and was...
With new model, CMS opens up home care opportunities for MCOs serving dual eligibles
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new model for 2021 enables Medicaid managed care organizations to allow in-home aides to promote flu vaccines, manage medical appointments and receive training...
Dallas private equity firm hopes to build out a home care juggernaut with acquisition of Choice Health...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 29, 2021
A new partnership between Dallas-based private equity firm Coltala Holdings and Tyler, TX-based Choice Health at Home could lead to a multistate home care powerhouse.
Home Helpers Home Care poised for historic changes with Cared-4 service suite
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
Against the backdrop of a proposed $3.5 trillion federal budget aimed at driving more senior care into the home, Home Helpers Home Care is launching a new suite of services that could help it take advantage...
Home Care briefs for Friday, March 26
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 26, 2021
Home care workers in 16 cities Thursday demand Biden invest $450B in caregiving … Novus Hospice CEO pleads guilty to healthcare fraud … University of Cincinnati researchers invent telehealth...
Two Louisiana home care providers indicted in multimillion-dollar fraud scheme
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 07, 2021
A federal grand jury last week indicted executives of two Monroe, LA-based home care agencies for a check-kiting scheme involving millions of dollars.
Home Care briefs for Thursday, April 22
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
Labor Department recovers $358K in back wages for Tennessee home healthcare workers … Global home health market projected to double by 2026 … Two organizations undergo coordinated effort to improve...