PUGET SOUND: Just as hospitals, clinics and doctor’s groups in Washington, and around the country, are forming alliances and merging to cut costs as a result of the Affordable Care Act, so now are home care businesses for seniors.
Earlier this summer, Sequoia In-Home Care and With a Little Help — two Puget Sound-area home care agencies providing in-home care for seniors in the greater Seattle and Bellevue areas — joined forces. Together the two agencies can better combat decreased profit margins brought on in part by the Affordable Care Act that required smaller businesses offer health insurance for those working at least 30 hours a week…