CEO urges Congress to support senior care services
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
In an open letter Tuesday congratulating members of the 117th Congress on the start of “a new and challenging legislative year,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of Leading Age and acting president...
Home care providers welcome confirmation of Brooks-LaSure as new CMS administrator
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 26, 2021
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at last has a new administrator. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to head CMS by a 55 to 44 vote, with four Republicans...
Mergers and acquisitions receive more scrutiny from buyers, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 02, 2021
It may be a seller’s market in the home care and hospice industry, but buyers are scrutinizing potential deals more closely.
COVID-19 gives boost to hospital-at-home model: experts
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 20, 2021
If the COVID-19 pandemic has a silver lining, it is the success and expansion of the hospital-at-home model (HAH). That is the overwhelming consensus among speakers at the World Hospital At Home Congress...
Hospital-at-home a huge opportunity for home health agencies: expert
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
The recent deal between home health giant Amedisys and hospital-at-home leader Contessa Health could be the wave of the future.
Pendulum for primary care is swinging back to the home, VillageMD co-founder says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 23, 2021
VillageMD co-founder Paul Martino predicts the U.S. healthcare system is returning to its roots whereby primary care physicians — not big hospital systems — drive patient care, along with better, more...