8+ hour, 50+ min ago  (695+ words) Last week, federal agents suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies in the greater Los Angeles area over allegations of Medicare fraud totaling an estimated $600 million. The action is part of a broader federal crackdown on fraud across Medicare and Medicaid....

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (343+ words) Medicare fraud has shifted from hospice to home health in certain markets, according to testimony presented to the U. S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee on Tuesday. Sheila Clark, the president and CEO of the California Hospice & Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA),…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (409+ words) Private equity has been circling home-based care for years, but PE investors" specific interests have evolved as the home-based care industry and broader health care ecosystem have changed. By pairing direct care delivery with scalable financial management services, TEAM has…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (371+ words) On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its 2027 rate announcement for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D " including a substantially higher increase to Medicare Advantage payments than the agency proposed in January. CMS estimates that its finalized…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (544+ words) Growth is critical for home-based care providers to ensure sustainability " but the dealmaking landscape has transformed in recent years as buyers become more sophisticated and priorities have shifted. Industry shifts, including the evolution of home-based care technology, have shifted buyers…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (906+ words) From the institution of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the second Trump administration made cutting down on "fraud, waste and abuse" its mantra. In home-based care, the focus on fraud has dramatically expanded to become one of the hot-button…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (231+ words) Residential Home Health and Hospice announced it has acquired Pennsylvania-based Covenant Home Health. Covenant providers home health, private duty and supportive services throughout nine counties in its home state. The transaction will bring Residential's footprint to two new counties and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (263+ words) Liberty Home Care and Hospice has announced plans to acquire ECU Health's home health and hospice division. ECU, a North Carolina-based health system, is selling four home health offices, three hospice locations and a hospice house. Financial terms of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (671+ words) New York State Capitol Medicaid-funded home care remains a flashpoint across the country, with the Trump administration raising the stakes for states that federal officials have targeted as fraud hotbeds. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (238+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday singled out personal care and home- and community-based services (HCBS) in announcing a "major crackdown" on health care fraud. After rejecting a corrective action plan for combating Medicaid fraud that Minnesota…...