Home Health Care News September 11, 2023
Consolidation in the home health market has been forecasted for years.
While the amount of home health agencies has declined over the last couple of years, larger consolidation has yet to hit the industry.
But the fragmented and growing home health space could finally begin to experience it in the near-term future, likely due to declining traditional Medicare payment rates and a growing Medicare Advantage (MA) population.
Those factors are troublesome for almost all home health providers, but they also offer M&A opportunity.
“I think the the rate environment that we’re experiencing, whether it’s through Medicare or Medicare Advantage, is going to put some pressure on small players,” VitalCaring CEO April Anthony said on a panel at Home Health Care...