House Ways and Means Committee
Key House Members Urge Agency Action on Hospice Program Integrity
Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), key members of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, recently crafted a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) asking that the agency more swiftly implement targeted actions to address program integrity challenges within the Medicare hospice program. The letter is […]
Read MoreNAHC to Congress: Permanently Fund Medicare Outreach and Enrollment
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has joined with like-minded organizations to urge Congress to permanently and fully fund Medicare outreach and enrollment for low-income beneficiaries. Specifically, NAHC would like Congress to include in the fall “Extenders Package” a provision to make funding permanent for Medicare outreach and enrollment and increase that […]
Read MoreDems, GOP Announce Members for House and Senate Committees Critical to Home Care and Hospice
With the 116th Congress off and running, parties on both sides of the aisle have been announcing what members of their party will sit on the various Congressional committees. Of interest to home care and hospice providers are the Senate Finance Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. […]
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