The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its 2025 premiums, deductibles & coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A & B

BALTIMORE, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, as well as its 2025 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. 

CMS’ 2025 updates to Medicare Parts A, B and D amounts are listed below.

The home health care company released its third quarter financial results ahead of its pending merger with UnitedHealth Group

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana—Amedisys Inc., a health care at home company aiming to deliver home health, hospice and acuity care services, reported its financial results for its third quarter of 2024, which include the three-month and nine-month periods that ended Sept. 30. Additionally, the company said due to its pending merger with UnitedHealth Group Inc., it will not conduct a quarterly earnings call to discuss the third quarter results.

Indiana home health care company owner Hanh March & chief financial officer Nancy Stanley allegedly violated federal wage laws

INDIANAPOLIS—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has alleged that home health care company owner Hahn March violated federal wage laws and withheld $86,000 in wages by using improper pay practices at her two Indianapolis, Indiana, companies: Signal Health Group Inc. and SHG Employee Leasing Company. In 2018, federal investigators cited March for not paying overtime wages to employees at her then-owned company, Aging and Disabled Home Healthcare. 

During the week of Nov. 11-15, the company plans to highlight the value of hospice & specialized care for veterans

PLANO, Texas—Heart to Heart Hospice, a hospice care service provider, will recognize National Hospice Week from Monday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 15, a week that was designated by the National Alliance for Care at Home as a time to focus on the value of end-of-life care and the caregivers who serve patients and their families.

The recent Harvard School of Public Health study found the federal government may be overpaying for veterans’ health care in Medicare Advantage plans

BOSTON—A new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health revealed Medicare Advantage (MA) plans receive billions of federal dollars for enrolling veterans who receive no Medicare services.

Mass General Brigham, Ariadne Labs & the New England Center & Home for Veterans partnered to create a home hospital program aiming to support veterans experiencing homelessness

BOSTON—Mass General Brigham (MGB), a not-for-profit integrated health care system, has announced that it has collaborated with its Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health systems innovation at Brigham, and the New England Center and Home fo

The company received the Honoring Investments in Recruiting & Employing Veterans Award in recognition of its efforts to recruit, hire & retain veterans

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida—Veterans Medical Supply Inc., a medical supply store, was recognized by Julie Su, United States acting secretary of labor, as one of the recipients of the 2024 Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing Veterans (HIRE Vets) Medallion Award. The award was presented by the U.S. Department of Labor during a virtual award ceremony.

The Connecticut homecare agency aims to help military families access government benefits during Veteran’s Day & National Caregivers Month

CHESHIRE, Connecticut—Assisted Living Services, a non-medical homecare agency based in Connecticut, plans to assist military service personnel and their families access the maximum benefits offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) throughout November in honor of Veteran’s Day and National Caregivers Month.

The "SmartQR" Pages self-service tool aims to improve the experience of durable medical equipment providers & their customers

ORLANDO, Florida—Serious ERP, a business management and software solutions company, announced the upcoming launch of their “SmartQR” Pages, a self-service tool that aims to help durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) providers deliver customer support.