by Kristin Rowan | May 9, 2025 | Partner News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: press@empathhealth.orgEmpathHealth.org Empath Health Introduces One Hospice Model, Bringing Together Florida's Established Not-for-Profit Hospices Under One Mission CLearwater, FL, May 5, 2025. Empath Health, one of the nation’s...
by Kristin Rowan | May 9, 2025 | M&A
by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth, Amedisys to Divest Home Health & Hospice...Again History UnitedHealth, Amedisys to divest home health and hospice properties to satisfy DOJ. Almost two years ago, the health services division of UnitedHealth Group, Optum,...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Apr 24, 2025 | Admin, Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. No-no # 1 “No-No” may seem like something you would say to a toddler, but there is a list of things agency owners do that they should not do. Many of these are things providers may not often consider. This article focuses on the...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 22, 2025 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor MedPAC Comments on CY 2026 MedPac Sends Recommendations to Congress MedPAC makes recommendations to Congress and HHS on issues affecting the Medicare program. The March report for 2025 includes recommendations for hospice, home health, and...
by Rowan Report | Mar 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Outcomes, Partner News, Regulatory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elyssa Katz571-281-0220 Tom Threlkeld202-547-7424 communications@allianceforcareathome.org Alliance Member, Jonathan Fleece, Testifies Before Congress on the Value of Care at Home Ways &...
by Tim Rowan | Feb 27, 2025 | Admin, Clinical, Recruitment & Retention
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Solve Nagging Problems; Raise Revenue Along with the rest of the Private Pay sector, Jessica Nobles’ Eastern Tennessee agency was struggling with caregiver recruitment and retention. Finding good people is less than half the battle....
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 20, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Special Focus Program Not Well Received When the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) first appeared, the industry was told the program would help CMS identify and improve the performance of hospice providers that were struggling to meet...
by Rowan Report | Feb 20, 2025 | Admin, Regulatory
by Lynn Labarta, SimiTree Reduce Insurance Claim Denials 2025 Guide for Home Health and Hospice Agencies Is your home health or hospice agency struggling with insurance claim denials? You’re in good company. As we move into 2025, claim denials remain the #1 challenge...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 9, 2025 | Breaking News, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Just as we were setting the article on UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys for publication, we received the following breaking news story: VitalCaring Divestment Agreement Cancelled VitalCaring entered into the agreement on June 28, 2024, just...
by Kristin Rowan | Jan 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage Bill Dies in Congress The 118th United States Congress, ran from January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2025. This Congress’s first law was passed on March 20, 2023, much later than most previous congressional sessions. In its...
