Merger To Form Home-Focused, $2.4 Billion Kidney Care Company InterWell Health Completed

The formation of a value-based kidney care powerhouse was completed Wednesday. Officially formed now is InterWell Health, which came together through a merger of InterWell, Fresenius Health Partners and Cricket Health.  The deal was first announced in March. Together, the companies will become a $2.4 billion brand. The kidney care market has undoubtedly been booming […]

With Sale Rumors Circling, Signify Health Leans Into Its Home-Based Care Business

Last month, Signify Health Inc. (NYSE: SGFY) revealed that it would turn its attention to its fastest-growing and most profitable businesses. The company’s home and community services (HCS) segment fits the bill. “This decision will allow us to invest more in supporting the growth of our in-home services, our total cost of care enablement platform, […]

CenterWell to Take Center Stage for Humana After Restructuring

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is restructuring. It will make its CenterWell arm, which includes its home health and primary care capabilities, one of two business units. The goal is to simplify the company’s organization and strategy moving forward. Formerly known as Kindred at Home, CenterWell Home Health is the rebranded home health organization of the […]

Movers & Shakers: Signify Hires Former OptumInsight CPO; Always Best Care Creates New Exec Position

Signify Health hires former Optum executive Signify Health (NYSE: SGFY) has named Paymon Farazi – the former chief product officer at UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) OptumInsight – as its own chief product officer. Farazi has over 15 years of experience in similar roles at OptumInsight, Cargill and Dell. In his role at Signify Health, he […]

How AccentCare, VNA Health Group Are Acting on Their Value-Based Care Strategies

As more home health providers move into the value-based care space, these organizations are engaging on multiple fronts in order to ensure success. Providers such as VNA Health Group and AccentCare Inc., in particular, exemplify the moves companies are making to support their value-based care strategies. In its broadest definition, value-based care means outcomes over […]