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Aetna Partnership Gives Access to At-Home Caregiver Services

by Kelsey Waddill

Aetna recently announced a new partnership with CareLinx that will provide eligible Medicare members access to at-home caregiver services as part of their benefits. “Finding a qualified...

Regulatory Changes Needed To Expand Medicare Telehealth Use

by Kyle Murphy, PhD

A new report on Medicare telehealth between 2014 and 2016 shows increased utilization of telehealth services by Medicare beneficiaries but largely remains an untapped resource because of restrictive...

Humana Enters Home Health Market With $800M Provider Purchase

by Thomas Beaton

Humana signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 40 percent minority in the Kindred at Home division of Kindred Healthcare, the nation’s largest home health care provider.  The $800 million...

CMS Proposes Medicare Home Health Agency Payment Changes

by Thomas Beaton

CMS proposed Medicare home health agency payment changes in a new rule intended to reduce provider burdens and advance flexible, transparent payment models in the next two years. “CMS is...

Affordable Care Act Payment Program Boosts Care, Cuts Costs

by Vera Gruessner

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has a wide variety of reforms that have been implemented to improve care for American citizens. One of these reforms includes a payment model called the...