The Pennant Group’s (Nasdaq: PNTG) existing home health, hospice and senior living operations continued to improve while the company worked through a major expansion in the Southeast, executives said during the Jefferies Healthcare Services Conference. In October 2025, The Pennant Group finalized its acquisition of former Amedisys and LHC Group hospice and home health operations across Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia from […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) is investing in technology to meet rising demand as its hospice and home health segment swells. Meanwhile, the company is navigating recent regulatory changes to improve program integrity. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a “key focus area” for the company when it comes to boosting revenue, quality and operational efficiency, […]
Some hospice medical directors contend that emergency regulations implemented in California represent a threat to their livelihood, as well as creating access risks for patients. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the rules in June in an effort to combat fraud. Within the 143-page document, the sticking point for physicians is a requirement that limits […]
A new national hospice and home health moratorium may come with unintended consequences for the ability for legitimate providers to grow in underserved markets, according to John Gochnour, president and COO of The Pennant Group Inc. [Nasdaq: PNTG]. Regulatory action is needed in the fraud fight, Gochnour stated. However, the recently enacted national six-month moratorium […]
The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) is proceeding apace with its integration of recently acquired former assets of Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), and may have more acquisitions on the way. In October 2025, The Pennant Group finalized its acquisition of former Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group hospice and home health operations across Tennessee, Alabama and […]
The Pennant Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PNTG) saw growth across its three business lines in the past year. The company is anticipating strategic expansion in the hospice space during 2026. Pennant is the holding company for a group of independent hospice, home health and senior living providers. Hospice and home health represent important areas of opportunity, […]
Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations, finance and perceptions of dying among the public. Utilization of hospice is rising throughout the county, a trend likely to continue. While this is welcome news, this likely means hospices will have […]
Large acquisitions, regulatory headwinds and the fate of COVID-era telehealth flexibilities were top-of-mind issues for hospice providers in 2025, as evidenced by the 10 most-read Hospice News stories of the year. Three of our top 10 stories focused on the acquisition of Amedisys by the insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), including the closing of […]
A federal judge has given final approval to the settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Amedisys and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) that allowed the transaction between the two companies to close. The U.S. District Court in Maryland entered the final judgment proposed by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and the attorneys general of several […]
Questions over which services are deemed related to patients’ terminal diagnosis in hospice care are crucial, and physicians’ determinations of those factors may be growing more complex. Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) allow health care providers to receive payments for services and items that are considered unrelated to a hospice patient’s terminal illness and related […]
