Advocacy Nets 42 Senators, 50 House Members to Protect Hospice Funds

According to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Government Affairs directors, 42 Senators and 50 House members have added their names on letters to Health and Humans Services Secretary Michael Leavitt objecting to the Bush Administration’s FY 2009 Budget proposal to cut hospice reimbursement under Medicare by phasing out the current budget…