Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) began shifting focus to its U.S. Healthcare services segment over the last couple of years. Within in that segment is primary care, specialty care and home-based care capabilities. Thus far, the path to profitability for the segment hasn’t been easy. “We are experiencing a slower profit ramp for U.S. Healthcare,” […]
Category: Value-Based Care
In a crowded home health market, Chapters Health System has been able to set itself apart due to its unique company structure. Specifically, Chapters Health views its home health services as more of an asset or tool. A tool to enhance care in an already capitated model, more than just as a service line or […]
Home-based care insiders are looking on as outsiders come in and sweep up top assets within their industry. There’s the payers, like UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and Humana (NYSE: HUM), that are doing so. Then there’s the retailers, such as CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) Amazon (Nasdaq: […]
Post-acute care has steadily been shifting toward value-based care and away from fee-for-service payment models. But despite the fact this trend is years in the making, many home health providers are still asking themselves, “How do we get started?” Executives from four different post-acute and value-based care-focused organizations explored that question on Tuesday during a […]
The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) model continues to save hundreds of millions of dollars each year, mostly because of its ability to reduce inpatient stays for Medicare beneficiaries. The model, which the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded from nine demonstration states to home health agencies across the country on Jan. […]
In early May, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) entered into an agreement with AdaptHealth Corp. (Nasdaq: AHCO), a home medical equipment (HME) provider. AdaptHealth will become the “capitated provider of durable HME and supplies” for at least one million Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) members in 33 states and the District of Columbia. The partnership is a […]
Home-based care is more important than ever at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). There are a few ways this is showing up — most notably through its $5.4 billion purchase of LHC Group. The transaction officially closed in February. “Our recent combination with LHC Group expands in-home capabilities,” Dirk McMahon, president and COO of UnitedHealth Group, […]
Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) is performing well. But, to perform better, it wants to grow its home health segment and more fully engage in value-based care contracting. Now, Chairman and CEO Dirk Allison sees M&A as one of the key focuses in the near-term future. Also top of mind for Allison is the continuing […]
Modivcare Inc. (Nasdaq: MODV) is committed to investing more time and resources into value-based care models, and eventually plans to move into more shared-risk arrangements across its entire platform. Modivcare CEO L. Heath Sampson explained the company’s growth goals in a fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday. “To scale, we will strive for operational excellence, integrate as […]
As payers look to achieve high-quality, accessible and affordable cancer treatment, there is an increasing interest in value-based approaches — particularly in at-home cancer care. In fact, one of the main strategies for value- and health-system based cancer care is to accelerate the delivery of care outside of brick-and-mortar settings, according to a new study […]
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