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This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership As in-home care providers try to keep up with the demand for services, companies that facilitate caregiver registries are hoping to fill a gap in an employee-needy marketplace. However, it’s been unclear how prominent caregiver registries will be in the space, as there’s been safety and regulatory concerns. Sign up for HHCN+ to read this exclusive content. Get Membership Already a member?

Of all the challenges home-based care providers are facing, it’s the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule regarding Medicaid access that is top of mind for Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) leaders. Addus Chairman and CEO Dirk Allison called CMS’s proposal the company’s “biggest challenge” over the past several weeks. “They’re trying to expand coverage with personal care across the United States,” Allison said Wednesday at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference.

Just before the beginning of an investor presentation on Wednesday afternoon, Enhabit Inc. (NYSE: EHAB) CEO Barb Jacobsmeyer joked to the moderator at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference that the company may soon be the last pure home health player on the public market. Kindred at Home – now CenterWell Home Health – is a part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). LHC Group is now a part of UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) Optum. Amedisys Inc.