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Choice Health CEO Jackson: Instant Care Deal an Extraordinary Opportunity in Non-Medical Home Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer non-skilled home care services as a supplemental benefit. In 2022, close to 15% of all MA plans – about 1,000 in total – offer in-home support services, according to Washington, D.C.-based As of 2019, the U.S.

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Staffing Constraints Dent Amedisys Hospice Segment; MA, JVs Expected to Spur Growth

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Medicare rate increase for 2022 was offset by the return of sequestration, and cost-per-visit increased 62 cents due to wage inflation and sign-on and retention bonuses. Clinical capacity is going to be our secret for success on both lines of business over the coming years.”. Other factors also impacted hospice revenue. Much of the 2.7%

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2023’s Most Impactful Hospice Deals

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AREX has been an Enhabit investor since it spun off from Encompass Health Corporation’s (NYSE: EHC) home health and hospice segments in July 2022. AREX Capital Management in June began urging the Dallas-based home health and hospice’s board of directors to explore strategic alternatives, in part driven by these two massive deals.

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C-Suite Shake Ups at Pennant Group; Financial, Legal Leadership Moves at Choice Health at Home, Hosparus

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31, 2022. “On The company has been aggressive on acquisitions for the past two years but paused in early 2022 to integrate its most recently acquired assets and accumulate capital. But executives indicated that they would be back on the hunt during the second half of 2022 and into 2023.