Amedisys Appoints Richard Ashworth as President, CEO and Board Member

Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) has selected Richard Ashworth as its new president, CEO and member of its board of directors. He will take over the CEO role from Chairman Paul Kusserow, who has been filling in on a temporary basis amid a search for a permanent replacement. A pharmacist by trade, Ashworth most recently served […]

Walgreens Closes $330 Million CareCentrix Deal

The Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) has completed its acquisition of a majority share in the home-based care platform CareCentrix, Inc. This transaction deepens Walgreens’ reach into the home-based care space. It comes on the heels of prior investments in home-based primary care company VillageMD and the home health and hospice provider BrightSpring Health […]

BrightSpring to Go Public, Trading on NASDAQ

BrightSpring Health Services is pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) and expects to begin trading on the NASDAQ. The company, which does not yet have a stock symbol, seeks to raise $100 million through the IPO. BrightSpring is a home and community-based health care services platform. The company entered the hospice space in February with […]