‘Society Will Greatly Benefit’ From The Transformative Hospital-At-Home Movement

Hospital at Home (HaH) is a sustainable, innovative and next-generation health care model. From the physician’s perspective, it offers person-centered medical care and keeps patients out of the hospital, away from possible complications and on to better outcomes. However, there are still plenty of challenges for providers to work through. “People love to have inpatient […]

The Helper Bees Launches Flex Card To Streamline Home Care For Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

The Helper Bees has introduced a flexible benefit card called helpful, which grants access to over-the-counter (OTC) products, groceries and a nationwide network of vetted Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) providers through a unified card experience. Helper Bees, based in Austin, Texas, is the developer of an aging-in-place platform that connects families with services in […]

CareLinx Launches ‘Turnkey’ Home Care Option for Medicare Advantage Plans

Flexing its scale and technology knowhow, nationwide online home care network CareLinx has launched a new, turnkey offering for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans looking to incorporate non-skilled home care as a supplemental benefit. Announced Wednesday, Medicare At Home will allow MA plans to partner with CareLinx in a Medicare-compliant fashion so they can offer home […]

Addus Makes Medicare Advantage Headway, to Acquire VIP Health Care Services

Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a New York-based home care provider and is positioning itself to fully capitalize on “exciting” new Medicare Advantage (MA) opportunities over the next several years. Addus President and CEO Dirk Allison discussed his company’s latest acquisition, its MA plans and third-quarter financial results […]

As Insurers Unveil Expanded MA Offerings, CMS Touts Program’s Success

Hundreds of Medicare Advantage plans (MA) are expected to make use of newfound leeway given to them on supplemental benefits by federal policymakers earlier this year. That added elbow room includes potential opportunities for home care providers as well. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) touted the growth and evolution of the MA […]