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Regulatory Pressures Contributing to M&A Slump

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In addition to those pressures, the industry is also in a cooling period in which companies focus on integrating the assets that many acquired during flurries of activity in 2021 and 2022, according to Mark Kulik, senior managing director at The Braff Group. The New York-based hedge fund owns 4.5%

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Hospices Increasingly Invest in Environmental Sustainability

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Established in 1978, Agrace provides hospice and palliative care in southern Wisconsin. The nonprofit’s other services include personal care, adult day services and grief support.

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Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

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For better or worse, the growing presence of large insurance companies in the hospice and home health provider space could be transformative for the industry. Two transactions demonstrate rising interest among payers in owning the home-based care assets that serve their beneficiaries. Humana Inc.

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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

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.” – Richard Ashworth, incoming CEO, Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) Co-location of services A number of providers that already offer services beyond hospice care — such as home health, palliative care, PACE or personal care, among others — seek to bring their business lines together in the same markets.

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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

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The home health and hospice provider has had a “dominating” presence in the hospice M&A market in recent years, Mark Kulik, senior director at The Braff Group, previously told Hospice News. Humana retained Kindred’s home health assets, as well as 40% of the hospice business. This was Humana Inc.’s s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. 3–6 Big Provider, Payer Hospice Deals. s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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