For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Coltala Holdings co-founders Ralph Manning and Edward Crawford to chat about getting into the home health sector in 2021 through the acquisition of Choice Health at Home.

Dallas, Texas-based Coltala Holdings is a holding company focused on acquiring stakes in businesses that are in health care, manufacturing and business services.

While the process of finding the right home health agency to acquire was somewhat arduous, the company was willing to pay a significant price for the right provider if and when one came along. Eventually, one did.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

• Why private equity stakeholders are getting into home-based care
• What Coltala expects from Choice and home health moving forward
• What went into the Choice acquisition process
• And more!

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For this episode of Disrupt, HHCN caught up with GrandCare Health Services Chairman and CEO David A. Bell to learn more about that strategy and the future of his company. During our conversation, we also touched on how to succeed under bundled-payment arrangements and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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－ How GrandCare Health Services turned iteslf into an orthopedic rehab expert
－ Why the provider has gone all in on bundling
－ What “generalist” home health providers need to consider moving forward
－ And more!

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Aside from giving the company more firepower for future M&A activity of its own, the deal will likely help Care Advantage accelerate its value-based care strategy. The in-home care provider already has a pay-for-performance pilot program with Anthem in Virginia, which it helps to build upon moving forward.

To learn more about Care Advantage’s M&A plans and value-based care efforts, Home Health Care News caught up with CEO Tim Hanold. Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

— What the Searchlight Capital Partners investment means for Care Advantage’s future M&A strategy

— Why value-based care is still relatively rare in the home-based care space

— What providers need to know in order to achieve success under such risk-sharing arrangements

— And more!

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Brentwood, Tennessee-based naviHealth is a large clinical services organization that works with payers and providers to deliver care in facility-based settings and in the home. The company, recently acquired by Optum, has grown into a major player in the facility-based care space already, but it’s increasingly investing around the home in 2021 and beyond.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn about:
— The role naviHealth plays in the care continuum and how it facilitates care

— How the organization can help at-home care providers

— The overall shift of how (and where) seniors want to be cared for in the U.S.

— And more!

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This June, U.S. lawmakers unveiled a massive new bill to fund home- and community-based services, while the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed home health payment rule for 2022 － complete with national expansion plans for the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model.

With all of the action in Washington, Home Health Care News turned to National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President Bill Dombi for a comprehensive breakdown.

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— “Choose Home” legislation that NAHC and other in-home care advocates are rallying behind 

— Key highlights from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s June report to Congress

— Provider Relief Fund reporting deadlines and potential plans for remaining funds

— And more!

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Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is one of the largest personal care services providers in the U.S., with growing footprints in both the hospice and home health spaces as well. Today, the home-based care provider delivers its services to about 44,000 consumers through 208 locations across 22 states.

To check in with Addus and learn about its plans for 2021, Home Health Care News recently caught up with Chief Strategy Officer Darby Anderson, who also serves as vice chairman for the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC). In addition to the provider’s future, Anderson and HHCN discussed a new partnership with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) and emerging home-based care policies under the Biden administration.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

• How Addus and HCHB are innovating on the technology front
• Why long-term care discussions shouldn’t revolve around SNFs versus in-home care
• What Addus and PMHC are prioritizing for the remainder of 2021
• And more!

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American Advantage Home Care is a small but rapidly growing home health provider located in one of Michigan’s most diverse cities. Founded more than a decade ago, the company was purchased by Cleamon Moorer, Jr., in 2019.

Since taking over as president and CEO, Moorer has grown American Advantage Home Care’s patient census several times over while expanding its clinical capabilities. As the home health leader plans for the future, he hopes to leverage his organization’s uniqueness and scale to compete with today’s home health giants.

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• Why Moorer left the world of academia for home health care
• How American Advantage Home Care has tried to differentiate itself from industry peers
• What impact the Biden administration’s HCBS plans will have on in-home care providers
• And more!

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Several post-acute care policy leaders have entered the national spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps none more than David Grabowski, a professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School.

In recent months, Grabowski has repeatedly addressed the need to rethink long-term care in the United States, from changing up the traditional nursing home model to investing more heavily in home-based care. Home Health Care News caught up with Grabowski for our latest episode of Disrupt to learn more.

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• Where the U.S. stands today, compared to other countries, when it comes to home- and community-based services (HCBS) spending
• Why more investment in the home shouldn’t mean less in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
• What the future holds for SNF-at-home programs
• And more!

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For this episode of Disrupt, Home Health Care News sat down with Contessa Health’s senior medical advisor, Mark Montoney, to chat about the booming hospital-at-home model in the United States.

Nashville, Tennessee-based Contessa helps health systems provide hospital-level care in the home through its Home Recovery Care model. Montoney came on board as the company’s CMO not long after its founding in 2014 and has been there since, helping Contessa expand its platform during this critical time.

Listen to this episode of Disrupt to learn:

• How Contessa wins health system partnerships and facilitates home-based hospital care
• Why CMS’s hospital-at-home waiver will help advance home-based care in the U.S.
• What role home health and home care providers play in driving hospital-level care into the home
• And more!

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