Hospice News

MARCH 26, 2024

But I think the thought process is that you can really get some pretty large-census home health companies out there in the marketplace because of the managed care side of the business. The reimbursement is much lower per census, and so you’re doing more work for less money per census,” Rhodes said.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We look at potential opportunities in the marketplace that meet our valuation criteria. Pennant attributed these gains largely to the growth in its hospice business, according to CEO Brent Guerisoli. More transactions are likely on the way, Guerisoli indicated in the earnings call. “We

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JANUARY 8, 2024

When PE buys at a high valuation level — and now the marketplace has cooled down, and those valuations have dropped significantly — it’s hard to exit, because you still have to make a return on your investment from two and three and four years ago,” Kulik told Hospice News.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Home health has been and still is a very easy health care provider type for entrepreneurs to sort of enter the marketplace. And as a result, it also became a place for less than scrupulous folks to join the marketplace. What CMS found out, and [the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Actually taking over hospital-based assets, transforming those assets and creating the partnerships are transforming marketplaces for us — and are creating the right level and kind of partnerships.” “Our focus right now and where we’re seeing the majority of our activity is continuing expansion over joint venture strategy,” Rodgers said.

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Hospice News

APRIL 25, 2024

More transactions are on the horizon amid changes in the marketplace and increased clinical capacity, according to VITAS Chairman and CEO Nick Westfall. VITAS earlier this month completed its $85 million acquisition of Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one assisted living facility location.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Programs that go beyond the traditional realm of hospice care can help providers distinguish themselves in the marketplace. We can ensure everything the pet needs, including food, litter, and medication, is on hand and organized.” Hospice of Redmond is not alone in its efforts to help patients with their pets.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The organizations indicated that joining forces would make them stronger competitors in the marketplace as well as improve access to care, Wingard said. By the Bay and Mission in September announced their plans to merge. In the intervening months, Hope Hospice also joined the transaction. You’ve got to have the revenues.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

A strong brand identity is crucial for hospices seeking to differentiate themselves in the marketplace, Stan Massey, senior partner at Transcend Strategy Group, said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Changes in the marketplace have made further acquisitions by VITAS Healthcare more likely. VITAS, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) recently announced its first deal in several years, the $85 million purchase of hospice assets from Covenant Health.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

“We’re always looking for markets where we have some connectivity from a geographical standpoint, and we’re going to be able to go in and essentially just bring great care to that marketplace.” The post Bristol Hospice Appoints Alex Mauricio as New CEO appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2023

Many providers have had to offer substantial sign-on and retention bonuses to remain competitive in the marketplace —costs that some hospice leaders have described as “ astronomical.” While labor prices aren’t the only expenses that have been going up, they are among the largest for hospices.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

What this merger does in terms of our clinical programs is really enable us to have a real continuum of care in the home in many more marketplaces. A major impetus for the Seasons deal was the desire to create a seamless continuum of home-based serious illness care that could support patients from diagnosis through the end of life.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Standing out from competitors Differentiation is always key in a competitive marketplace. “Palliative care teams add value when they collaborate with other specialties to offer comprehensive care and support other health care professionals in learning palliative care best practices.”

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APRIL 3, 2023

Actually taking over hospital-based assets, transforming those assets and creating the partnerships are transforming marketplaces for us — and are creating the right level and kind of partnerships,” Rodgers told Hospice News earlier this year. “If

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

It sort of creates a bit more of a marketplace for folks to work out their own schedule and logistics.” “[The technologies] create some flexibility for team members and an understanding that they can set case preferences. The post Elara Caring Leverages Tech to Achieve 21% Hiring Increase appeared first on Hospice News.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Many of the more than 150 million people who receive health care coverage through Medicare, Medicaid, and the Health Insurance Marketplaces rely on trusted friends and family for care,” said Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure in a press release.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Trinity Health At Home, the health system’s home health and hospice service division, has plans to be more aggressive in a “hyper-competitive” acquisition marketplace this year, Mark McPherson, its president and CEO, told Hospice News sister publication Home Health Care News. More acquisitions are likely for Trinity.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

In September, the Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general sued Amazon alleging that the company uses anti-competitive strategies to gain an unfair advantage in the marketplace. Amazon in a statement denied any wrongdoing and posited that the lawsuit would ultimately harm consumers.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

“We’re going to continue to see growth in the marketplace and growth in the understanding of what it means to really be able to design and deliver these benefits in a meaningful way.” . “Plans are working with providers to design to design benefits that can be delivered to support their members,” Tumlinson said.

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MAY 19, 2022

A recent analysis by the insurance marketplace firm PolicyGenius ranked factors associated with a loved one’s death in each state and the District of Columbia.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The organizations indicated that joining forces would make them stronger competitors in the marketplace as well as improve access to care in the communities they serve. By the Bay and Mission in September announced their plans to merge. In the intervening months, Hope Hospice also joined the transaction.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

And obviously, the marketplace is getting interested in around that space,” Witty said. Further expansion through a diversified range of acquisitions is likely to continue, according to Witty. “in in terms of our ramp-up of capital deployment, we have very substantial continued capacity.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

He discusses the impact of the recently announced CMS rate cuts, and he also breaks down the key steps providers should be taking if they are looking to sell in today’s marketplace. They’re looking at specific marketplaces, specific geographies and specific MSAs. Mark Kulik: Truthfully, all of them.

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MAY 3, 2022

Enter AlayaCare Marketplace. With Marketplace, an integrated tool in AlayaCare Cloud , providers can directly offer and accept visit referrals from other verified providers within the AlayaCare network. And how do you make that process more efficient ?”.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

CareLinx is a senior professional caregiver marketplace that connects families to services across the country. Legacy is rolling out a pilot of the program in Stanislaus and Merced counties in Central California. The partners involved in the Legacy program are all based in California.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

To build the network, Empassion employed a small team to comb through the marketplace for home-based care operators that had a large Medicare fee-for-service population, as well as palliative care providers.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Once you’ve proven yourself in the marketplace, and you’ve proven that you can reduce cost of care of patients with your palliative program, you can then go out and prove your value to insurance companies and other payers,” Hendrix said.

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JULY 29, 2022

But the interest in the marketplace is still going to be very active. In the last decade, the proportion of deals completed in home health and hospice by private equity ballooned from 30% to 50%, according to a recent report from The Braff Group. This trend is showing no signs of slowing down.

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AlayaCare

APRIL 1, 2022

AlayaCare created the AlayaCare Marketplace so agencies could have access to all available care workers in their region and fill gaps they may be facing due to care worker shortage and increasing demand, eliminating the need to hire contract labor.

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MAY 26, 2022

The provider plans to be more aggressive in a “hyper-competitive” acquisition marketplace this year, McPherson told Hospice News sister publication Home Health Care News. The organization underwent a rebranding process between 1997 and 2002 as its service line evolved to include home health and hospice.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Maryland is also oriented towards a controlled entry into the marketplace, and picking the most qualified candidate when a need arises,” Funk told Hospice News in an email. The presence or absence of CON laws can be the difference between thriving and surviving for some smaller hospices, she said.

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AlayaCare

MAY 2, 2022

And how do you make that process more efficient ?” Enter AlayaCare Marketplace. With Marketplace, an integrated tool in AlayaCare Cloud , providers can directly offer and accept visit referrals from other verified providers within the AlayaCare network.

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AlayaCare

MARCH 31, 2022

AlayaCare created the AlayaCare Marketplace so agencies could have access to all available care workers in their region and fill gaps they may be facing due to care worker shortage and increasing demand, eliminating the need to hire contract labor.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We aim to create positive change in the marketplace with a strong emphasis on service, quality and putting patients and families first.” “Building a team of change agents, focusing on consistent growth and providing quality care are at the core of my leadership philosophy,” Brickner in a statement. “We

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This in turn could mean a downturn in the number hospice referrals coming in from home health agencies.

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Caregiver Support Services

APRIL 3, 2023

The current problem is the rise of online drug marketplaces, which has helped many people find more affordable medication but also makes scamming buyers easier. Counterfeit drugs are an issue in the US and worldwide. Federal agencies like the FDA and Interpol seize counterfeit drugs, assets, and funds worldwide.

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