State vaccine mandates continue to vex home care agencies
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine mandates in two states are giving home care agencies massive headaches.
In-home booster preparations underway at some home care agencies
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 24, 2021
Even before another federal agency’s panel approved booster shots for seniors, the wheels were in motion at some home care companies to get COVID-19 boosters into the arms of their clients.
Half of Americans polled favor workplace vaccine mandates as states ratchet up requirements
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 30, 2021
More than half of American workers favor COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace, according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll.
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...
Encompass Health expects separation of home health and hospice by year’s end
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 29, 2021
A full or partial separation of Encompass Health’s home health and hospice business from its rehabilitation hospitals is all but guaranteed by the end of this year.
Home care agencies push for Medicaid caregiver funding while association lobbies for end to Medicare...
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 16, 2021
As home care helps to drive home the need for Congress to increase Medicaid funding, providers on Thursday made two key Medicare-related requests.
LHC Group’s profits jump in Q1 despite COVID-19 conditions, as firm plans to accelerate M and A activity
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
Still battling the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, LHC Group, one of the largest home health companies in the United States, made a substantial profit in the first quarter, the company reported late...