UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is making value-based care the centerpiece of its long-term strategy, and home-based care is a key piece of that puzzle. “[Value-based care] delivers on the promise of high-quality clinical outcomes and experiences at lower cost than traditional models,” UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call Friday. […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to move health care providers toward value-based care, as do private payers. Home-based care providers have begun to adjust accordingly. However, participation in value-based arrangements should not be the be-all and end-all. “I would argue it’s relatively easier to get providers to sign up for value-based […]
Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) continues to see personal care and remote patient monitoring as key tenants to its strategy to unlock value-based care arrangements. “This is evidenced by new contracts,” Modivcare CEO L. Heath Sampson said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call Friday. “This makes us more enthusiastic about the long-term prospects, and we anticipate […]
Almost all home health providers want to get into value-based care. Many don’t know where to start. Performance-based benchmarks like patient satisfaction, timeliness of care and staff efficiency are all metrics they should begin to track diligently. That will come in handy when negotiating value-based care deals in the future. “Quality metrics are extremely important, […]
Reimagine Care is hoping to become a trailblazer in the at-home cancer care industry, and things are moving fast. Dan Nardi, the company’s new CEO, will be in charge of ensuring things stay on track amid the chaos and excitement. “I’m two weeks in and so personally, the biggest challenge for me is all about […]
Elevance Health Inc. (NYSE: ELV) plans to go big on post-acute care models and value-based care. Those were two main takeaways from the Indianapolis-based company’s second quarter earnings call Wednesday. Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux noted that Carelon Services — the company’s provider services arm — delivered solid organic growth led by the expansion of post-acute […]
Home-based companies are focusing on patient “wellness” more than they ever have. Wellness seems like it would be an obvious focus for health care services companies in general. But the fact of the matter is that it hasn’t always been in post-acute and long-term care settings. That’s changing now. While it’s right for the patient, […]
At the start of 2023, Reimagine Care had teased two new partnerships that were in the works as the company continued its mission to deliver home-centered, value-based cancer care. One of those partnerships was officially announced this week. Reimagine Care is partnering with DispatchHealth, the Denver-based in-home medical care provider, to offer cancer care beyond […]
Although leaders at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) were relatively quiet about the deal for its Optum arm to acquire Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) during a Friday Q2 earnings call, they did touch on the high-level strategic fit. In fact, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty doubled down on his company’s focus and investment in the home […]
Dr. Julian Harris is a polymath in the health care space — a physician, a C-suite level executive, and an investor that also spent time working for the government. Currently, there are two key organizations benefiting from Harris’ experience and expertise. The first is ConcertoCare, a value-based care provider operating in New York that offers […]
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