NAHC President Dombi: There’s ‘good and bad’ to payers entering home health care

NAHC President Dombi: There’s ‘good and bad’ to payers entering home health care 
Home Health Care News; by Joyce Famakinwa; 8/13/24 
Before retiring at the end of year, National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. Dombi still has items to check off his to-do list. On the top of this list is the previously announced NAHC and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) merger. ... Ultimately, Dombi has seen home-based care evolve when he reflects back on his tenure at NAHC. ... [Dombi] sees the evolution of home-based care through large payers, such as Humana Inc. and UnitedHealth Group, investing in the space. “I think you can certainly look at it from a positive perspective, saying, these plans had options to invest in X, Y and Z in health care, and they chose home care and physicians,” he said. “Their forecast says it’s about community-based health care services.” However, he noted the downsides of payers investing heavily in the space, too. ...