INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate was 23.5% and 23.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and 8.2% and 22.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The year-over-year increase in the effective income tax rate is primarily due to the August 2022 disposition of our 60% interest in Gentiva Hospice, which resulted in an increase to our tax basis in both the shares sold and the shares retained, thereby reducing the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

For additional information regarding income taxes, refer to Note 2 to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" in our 2022 Form 10-K.