Jim Parker
Editor at Hospice News
I am a subculture of one — editor of Hospice News, covering the $28 billion business of hospice care.
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1 week ago |
hospicenews.com | Jim Parker
Hospice and senior services provider Empath Health is financially supporting clinical education in hospice and palliative care at the University of Southern Florida (USF). The company has made a $50,000 commitment to supporting education efforts. Empath will provide $10,000 annually to USF’s Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies. This is just one of Empath Health’s initiatives to bolster its workforce in a time of staffing shortages.
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2 weeks ago |
hospicenews.com | Jim Parker
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit against Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will go to mediation on Aug. 18. The DOJ sued the two companies starting in November of last year to block the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum from acquiring Amedisys due to antitrust concerns. The case will now go to a mediation conference before a magistrate judge.
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2 weeks ago |
hospicenews.com | Jim Parker
Las Vegas-based Nathan Adelson Hospice has completed its affiliation with the nonprofit Chapters Health System. The affiliation seals the establishment of Chapters Health West, an extension of Florida-based Chapters’ footprint into Nevada, California and Oregon. Chapters Health West came into being with the affiliation of four hospices with Chapters, including Nathan Adelson, California-based Hospice of Santa Cruz County and Hospice East Bay, and Oregon-headquartered Willamette Vital Health.
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2 weeks ago |
hospicenews.com | Jim Parker
Many hospices in 2025 are driving to expand in the senior housing and assisted living space. More than 818,000 people in the United States dwell in more than 30,600 assisted living communities nationwide with an aggregate 1.2 million licensed beds, according to the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL).
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2 weeks ago |
hospicenews.com | Jim Parker
Hospice acquisitions saw a gentle rebound in Q1 2025. Deal volume is up relative to 2024’s slump, but activity has not reached the boom levels of 2020 and 2021. The M&A market’s rejuvenation extends across a range of home-based care industries, according to a from the M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. The “tides have turned,” with a total 29 home-based care transactions during Q1, the most active quarter since 2023, the report indicated. Deal activity is definitely picking up.
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