The COVID-19 public health emergency has provoked a response and, some would argue, a very high quality excuse to advance a number of policies that favor home care over SNFs. As part of our effort to "learn out loud," we asked Amedisys (AMED) President and CEO, Paul Kusserow to share the company's experience during COVID, discuss how best to leverage technology and the role Medicare Advantage plans will play in a shift away from institutional care.
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Timestamps:
0-2:42 - Intro
2:43 - 7:53 - COVID experience and taking share from institutional settings
7:54 - 12:04 - Impact of COVID emergency provisions "half steps rather than full steps"
12:05 - 14:50 - Role of Remote Patient Monitoring and problem of false alarms
14:51- 22:45 - Other technologies, applicability to home care and role of Medicare Advantage
22:46 - 25:01 Rural health care and medication management and other remote modalities
25:02 - 31:35 Medicare Advantage growth, role of home care and risk-based approaches
31:35 - 32:22 SNF employment
32:23 - 34:46 Need for risk-based models and flexibility
34:47 - 40:15 The rural care dilemma, potential access issues and industry consolidation
40:16 - 46:45 Technology integration, primary care, Oak Street Health and rural health
46:46 - 49:12 Specialists on Call and availability for home and rural care
49:13 - 49:52 Supervisory rule changes
49:55 - 53:02 One Medical and clinical model v risk based and rise of employer-based health care
53:03 - 57:00 Impact of Biden presidency and continuation of policies
57:01 - 59:00 PHE emergency provisions and impact on consolidation
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About Paul Kusserow. Mr. Kusserow, a healthcare industry veteran with deep expertise in driving growth strategies, previously served as President and Vice Chairman of Alignment Healthcare, Inc., an integrated clinical care company focused on providing care to the Medicare population. Prior to that, he served for five years as Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy, Innovations and Corporate Development Officer of Humana, Inc., a Fortune 75 healthcare services and benefits company.
Mr. Kusserow’s experience also includes time as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Ziegler HealthVest Fund; Managing Director of San Ysidro Capital Partners, L.L.C.; and Managing Partner of Roaring Mountain, L.L.C. He began his healthcare career with Tenet Healthcare Corporation, one of the nation’s largest investor-owned healthcare service companies, where he spent seven years, the last four as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Ventures. He began his career as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company, Inc.
Mr. Kusserow is on the board of directors of Picwell, Oak Street Health and Matrix Medical Network.
