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M&A Volume May Shift From Hospice to Home Health

Hospice News

In the hospice and home health arena, what we are seeing is that there’s a little bit of a tilt to home health now over hospice, but you still have the private equity firms that have a very hospice heavy thesis, and they’re in their thought process.

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CDR Asks State to Approve Sale of Two Oregon Kindred at Home Locations

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Two Oregon locations included in Humana’s (NYSE: HUM) divestiture of Kindred at Home’s hospice assets are currently under review by the state’s health authority — part of the diligence process involved in any M&A transaction. The insurance giant and health care provider will retain the remaining 40%.

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Hospices that Excel During COVID More Attractive to Buyers

Hospice News

Deal volume is definitely down this year over the past few record-setting years. It’s down a bit by about 10% – 11% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2021 as some of the investor focus shifts to home health. There was definitely a perfect storm the past couple years with hospice.

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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

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For now, expanding its “bread and butter” home health and hospice business takes priority, according to Anthony, but VitalCaring will likely consider additional service lines as the years progress — including palliative care. We’ll definitely see expansion. Palliative care is a great example.

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NAHC President Dombi: Hospices Face Stricter Oversight in 2023

Hospice News

We saw it in home health, triggering reactions relative to increased audit activity on the claim side of it. I put those definitely on the radar for 2023. We’ve seen a bunch of OIG audits. These are not audits that are saying “ covered/non-covered ,” extrapolated to millions of dollars. .

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Home Care Entrepreneur Builds Serenity First Hospice, Seeks to Educate Patients on End-of-Life Options

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With the launch of Serenity First, Johnston transitioned from her career in home health and personal care. It’s definitely been a learning curve the whole way. In those fields, she previously had founded the company Care Advantage, which telecommunications firm Bell South acquired in 2017.

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NAHC and NHPCO Announce Transition Board of Directors

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The Transition Board includes equal representation from NAHC and NHPCO — directors with deep experience in home health, hospice, palliative care, personal care services, home care, and private duty. The board and officers will be ratified when the Definitive Agreements are signed in early 2024.

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