Tag: Home Health Payment Innovation Act

The Year in Review: Home Health and Hospice in Congress in 2019

Congress Actively Pursued Key Home Health and Hospice Concerns NAHC scored some big victories for patients and providers While 2019 was frequently marked by intense partisan wrangling in Congress, a year-end review by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) shows that elected officials still found time to pursue a number of issues…

Advocate Spotlight on Jane Kelly

Our advocates are going above and beyond with their efforts related to the Summer Backyard Advocacy Campaign and their actions are directly helping to support the home health care and hospice communities. We couldn’t be prouder of the efforts. This week we want to highlight Jane Kelly, Executive Director of the Kansas Home Care &…

Members of Congress Ask CMS to Stop Home Health Cuts Based on Behavioral Assumptions

GO HERE to stop home health payment cuts! A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives, including Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), and Reps. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), have written to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma to ask her to…

Grassroots Advocacy Urgent Call to Action!

Show your support for 433/H.R. 2573 We need you to take Action! It’s easy and takes less than 30 seconds CLICK HERE to add your voice and help make some noise on the Hill urging your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives to co-sponsor and support the Home Health Payment Innovation Act S. 433 /H.R. 2573…

Virtual Advocacy: If You Have a Computer, You Can Fight for Home Care & Hospice!

The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the rural add-on, and a Medicare Advantage carve-in – just three of the big issues facing home care and hospice right now during this time of almost unprecedented opportunities and challenges for our community. That is why the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is so excited about…