Aging demographics, value-based care, and demand for lower-cost care settings continue to support long-term growth in home-based healthcare. Home health providers face persistent reimbursement pressure from Medicare fee-for-service reductions and lower-paying Medicare Advantage contracts. Hospice remains attractive to investors because of its comparatively favorable reimbursement environment and higher valuation multiples. Hospital-at-home, PACE, behavioral health, telehealth, and other higher-acuity models are expanding the addressable market for home-based care. Regulatory scrutiny, enrollment moratoria, staffing constraints, and heightened diligence requirements may lengthen transaction timelines and increase acquisition costs.
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Source: https://www.stout.com/en/insights/industry-update/home-health-hospice-personal-care