Lucet Signs Agreement to Acquire Emcara Health

Posted June 4, 2025

Overland Park-based Lucet announced it has acquired Emcara Health, an in-home care solutions provider based in Tennessee.

Lucet acquired Emcara to address a growing need for integrated care models that align with co-occurring chronic conditions and behavioral health management, according to a Tuesday release. Patients with chronic medical conditions are two to three times more likely to suffer from behavioral health conditions, while one-third of those diagnosed receive treatment, according to the World Health Organization.

The acquisition will combine the two entities and begin piloting new care models in active markets and explore future opportunities to scale its clinical operations. The model strategies will assess behavioral health conditions and connect patients to a multidisciplinary care team during in-home and virtual visits.

“With the acquisition of Emcara Health, we will be able to offer even more comprehensive ways to deliver care, assess behavioral health needs and quickly connect individuals to the high-quality healthcare resources they require,” president and CEO of Lucet, Shana Hoffman, said in the release. “With Emcara’s well-established operations in markets where Lucet also has overlapping member populations, we are empowered to provide dual services for our members’ co-morbid chronic medical and behavioral health conditions in the future.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the release, and the two organizations will continue to operate under their respective brands.

Headquartered in Overland Park, Lucet is a behavioral health company that enables members to connect to their providers through its technology platform. Emcara Health launched in 2021, previously PopHealthCare, as a company of GuideWell.