The era of siloed post-acute care appears to be waning. The federal government is pushing for coordinated services and different types of providers are adapting by partnering up—or trying to control more parts of the continuum themselves.
Marquis Companies is a striking example of the latter approach. The Milwaukee, Oregon-based organization offers home health care, post-acute rehabilitation, independent and assisted living, memory care, and other services in five western states. It also is the parent company of Consonus Healthcare, which offers consulting, rehab, pharmacy, and other services.
The company initially began to diversify to limit its exposure to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement changes, but now has fully embraced the strategy as being aligned with the direction of health care generally, according to CEO and President Phil Fogg Jr.
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