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New Day Healthcare is an active acquirer of home health, personal care and hospice organizations, but the company's top executives are taking breaks in more home health transactions. The proposed Medicare home health rate reduction will affect “all” for multiservice line providers, CEO G. Scott Herman told Hospice News, sister publication of Home Healthcare News. Therefore, New Day worked to reduce the total speed reduction of 6.4%. Based in Texas, New Day Healthcare provides home hygiene, hospice, pediatric, clinical decision support and personal care services in Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and New Mexico. The company's 10,000 team members serve…

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This article is part of the HHCN+ membership Today's turbulent legislative environment, including the proposal for Home Health Care and One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) rules in 2026, is challenging the financial bottom of home-based care providers. However, most home healthcare leaders look at hope on the horizon and predict their positive outlook for 2025. A common theme in the second quarter revenue report I reviewed this season was a balance of strong patient demand and an increase in the volume of service against ongoing reimbursement rate pressure and labor shortages. Companies are responding by streamlining operations, overhauling growth…

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Digital Edition: Nurses to be at ‘heart’ of new genomics population health service 28 August, 2025 By Steve Ford Nurses are set to play a leading role in new DNA testing and research services in England, according to government plans announced today. This area is reserved. Please register for a trial, or subscribe for full access to continue reading. If you are a subscriber, login here. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log in to your account to access your content on Nursing Times. Get…

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Digital Edition: UK nurses at centre of global drive to tackle cancers linked to asbestos 28 August, 2025 By Steve Ford Specialist nurses in the UK are to play a leading role in a new international development scheme aiming to train nurses around the world on the treatment and diagnosis of mesothelioma. This area is reserved. Please register for a trial, or subscribe for full access to continue reading. If you are a subscriber, login here. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log in to…

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Listen to the article 19 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This year has brought significant changes to the healthcare industry, ushered in by the Trump administration and the recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Providers, insurers and health IT companies are looking ahead to Medicaid cuts, big changes to the Affordable Care Act and a reduction in funding for providers. But, while major policy shifts work through the industry, other legislation from Congress hints at what providers, insurers and other stakeholders may have to brace for next. Lawmakers in the House…

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Digital Edition: Trust first in NHS to gain top nursing accreditation for two hospitals 28 August, 2025 By Steve Ford An acute trust in the East Midlands has become the first in the health service to be accredited as an outstanding place to work for nursing staff for both its hospital sites. This area is reserved. Please register for a trial, or subscribe for full access to continue reading. If you are a subscriber, login here. Welcome! To continue reading either: Access your account Log in to…

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The job market has experienced an overall slowdown, but the healthcare and social assistance sectors continue to increase employment.Economists point out that the healthcare industry is growing as the US population ages, and government data shows that healthcare and social assistance will benefit all jobs in July.Glassdoor's chief economist Daniel Zhao explained this trend.”Healthcare should expect an increase in demand for healthcare services as the US population ages, so we should expect employment growth to continue very steadily in that sector,” Zhao said.Healthcare is thriving, but sectors like Tech and Finance are experiencing slowdowns. Economists describe the current employment market…

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The job market has experienced an overall slowdown, but the healthcare and social assistance sectors continue to increase employment.Economists point out that the healthcare industry is growing as the US population ages, and government data shows that healthcare and social assistance will benefit all jobs in July.Glassdoor's chief economist Daniel Zhao explained this trend.”Healthcare should expect an increase in demand for healthcare services as the US population ages, so we should expect employment growth to continue very steadily in that sector,” Zhao said.Healthcare is thriving, but sectors like Tech and Finance are experiencing slowdowns. Economists describe the current employment market…

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In the first series of two-part series on the impact of administrative law in the healthcare industry, Payal Nanavati and Savanna Williams talk to Dan Wolff about how administrative law shows itself on a daily basis and how it interacts with agency staff in a regulated industry.This podcast episode includes the following speakers: Dan Wolff is a partner at Crowell & Moring's Washington DC Office and leads the company's administrative law litigation practices. Dan's practices include cases arising under the Administrative Procedure Act, as well as the result of government enforcement measures or commercial disputes. He regularly appears in federal…

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On August 20, a three-judicial panel of judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals paved the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for more than 63,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. The Judges' Committee overturned a lower court decision delaying the end of these protections until November 18th, allowing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enforce a much earlier deadline, according to Major Era, a nonprofit association of aging services, including home health care. “This is a false approach,” Amanda Mead, director of workforce policy at Leadingage, told Home Health Care…

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