Rep. Beth Van Duyne
Hill Message to CMS on Hospice Special Focus Program Aligns with NAHC
On Wednesday, October 4th, four members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to CMS and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concerns with CMS’ proposed design for the hospice special focus program (SFP), details of which were laid out in the CY2024 Home Health proposed payment rule. The lawmakers’ letter echoes the concerns […]
Read MoreKey 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 MoreMarch on Washington is Over, but Advocacy Does Not End
TAKE ACTION NOW! Scroll down for photos from March on Washington 2023 March on Washington 2023 drew well over 100 advocates for home care, home health, and hospice to Washington, D.C. to advocate on behalf of their patients, organizations, and employees. They visited hundreds of congressional offices to spread the word that care in the […]
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