Paradigm Health CEO and founder retires After nearly a decade at the helm of Paradigm Living Concepts LLC (Paradigm Health), President and CEO Jeff Jarecki is stepping into retirement. Michelle Pickering will take the reins of the Indiana-based hospice and palliative care provider. Jarecki founded Indiana-based Paradigm Health in 2013. The company cares for more […]
Deal volume in hospice and home health took a dive during the first quarter of 2022, though the dollar amounts in those acquisitions appear to be rising. A total of 30 transactions occurred during Q1 this year in the hospice and home health space, compared to 41 deals in Q4 of last year, according to […]
Value-based payment, care in the home and technology are some of the pillars on which UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its subsidiary Optum Health are building their future. That’s evidenced by the forthcoming $5.5 billion acquisition of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG). One outstanding question, however, is where hospice will fit into this rubric. Generally speaking, […]
Recent acquisitions of large hospice and home health providers by insurance companies suggest a drive among payers to reduce financial risk and improve cost outcomes in value-based care arrangements. These deals include two of the largest in recent memory for the home-based care space. UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) recently agreed to purchase LHC Group (NASDAQ: […]
Mergers-and-acquisition activity continues to boom in the hospice space this year. Deal volume may exceed the record number from the prior two years. As many as 61% of the 203 hospice care professionals who responded to a recent Hospice News Outlook Survey and Report said they anticipate that hospice M&A activity will increase during 2022. […]
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) has agreed to buy LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) for a reported $5.5 billion. The insurance company will integrate LHC Group with its existing home health asset, Optum Health. The massive deal follows last year’s acquisition of Kindred at Home by United’s competitor, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) for $5.8 billion. The two […]
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