Home Health Care News December 5, 2021
America’s biggest health care companies continue to focus on home-based care and aging in place as 2022 approaches. That includes CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna.
Among its home- and community-based care initiatives, Aetna is doubling down on the use of telehealth and leaning into the CVS HealthHUB network, which offers seniors a range of services, from preventative care all the way to acute care. The insurer is likewise investing in “cost-effective care management programs” and expanding its relationships with home-centric partners like Papa and Contessa Health, according to Dr. Jamie Sharp, chief medical officer for Aetna Medicare.
“We’re kind of assuming a new landscape for the delivery of health care and moving away from acute,” Sharp told Home...