LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 21, 2022)—Humana Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to divest a majority interest in the hospice and personal care divisions of Humana’s Kindred at Home subsidiary (KAH hospice). These divisions include patient-centered services for hospice, palliative, community and personal care.

WASHINGTON, D.C (April 19, 2022)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule with comment period that finalizes two remaining proposals from the original proposed rule that laid out policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare Part D, Medicaid and more. That proposed rule was originally issued in February 2020. 

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 19, 2022)—The Illinois General Assembly has passed SB 157, a budget implementation bill that includes language exempting breast pumps and related supplies from sales tax effective July 1, 2022. The legislation is now headed to Governor JB Pritzker’s desk for signature. On Tuesday the governor tweeted his congratulations to one of the lead advocates of the measure for the passage of the bill.

SAN FRANCISCO (April 19, 2022)—Better Health, the nationwide medical supply and care provider, announced that Robert Mirsky, MD, MMM, FAAFP, has joined the company’s board of advisors. Mirsky is a seasoned physician executive with extensive health plan experience across Medicare, Medicaid and commercial lines of business. Mirsky most recently served as Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Operations for Aetna Medicare.

New York (April 15, 2022)—Emerest Connect announced that it has launched the first-of-its-kind interactive television studio for homebound elderly clients within New York and New Jersey. The Emerest Connect Studio has been launched in collaboration with Samsung. Based in Brooklyn, Emerest Connect is a remote technology healthcare company founded by Josh Klein and Jack Bernath.