Misty Taylor
Misty Taylor has been named the new CEO of Beachwood-based NorthCoast Health Care Management, which transitions patients from facility-based care to community-based services by providing access to post-acute population management, according to a news release.
In this role, Taylor will be responsible for leading payer engagement, enhancing provider network development, driving outcomes solutions through data analytics, and promoting nationwide expansion, according to the release. She previously held executive roles at BrightStar Care corporate and Avita Home Health & Hospice, as well as senior leadership positions at Molina Healthcare and CareSource.
Lee Passell founded NorthCoast Health Care Management Services in 1995 and held the position of president until he died in October 2020.
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The home-care industry s workers are the target of Biden s proposed $400 billion Medicaid expansion.
The private-equity-fueled industry is largely made of franchises, none of which dominate the market.
Industry leaders say current reimbursements are too low to give workers higher wages or benefits.
For 23 years, LaTonya Jones-Costa of Atlanta has worked as a caregiver for the elderly, helping them bathe and go to the bathroom and reminding them to take their medication.
Her job title has changed over the years, but for now she s employed as a home-health aide.
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Vaccines a challenge for homebound
BrightStar is not under contract with the state to do homebound vaccinations even though it meets state credentials to provide the shots and was approved in January to do so, said Nimnuan, the agency s vice president.
Like many seniors, the homebound may not have grown children who can get them signed up for the shots or they don’t have caretakers who can handle the arrangements, she said.
More so, it s not possible for the homebound to sit in a car waiting for a shot in a county-run drive-up clinic or stand in line, she said.