Today’s is Virtual Advocacy Day: Fight for Home Care & Hospice

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TAKE ACTION NOW! Scroll down for photos of the event so far March on Washington 2023 is well underway, with advocates for home care, home health, and hospice holding hundreds of meetings today with congressional offices. However, for supporters of home care and hospice who cannot attend this March on Washington, they can still take […]

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March on Washington is Less than One Week Away!

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Register for March on Washington now! It’s free! The March On Washington is coming up next week! The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has been an influential advocate for 40 years—but we do it all with the help of our members and partners. Join us from March 27-28, 2023, in Washington, D.C., […]

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HCBS Access Act introduced in Congress

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Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to enhance and broaden Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). The bill, the HCBS Access Act (S. 762/H.R. 1493, aims to address the long-standing problem of the waiting list for Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) by putting home and community care on equal […]

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Advocates Needed Now!

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REGISTER March 27-28 We are looking forward to our membership gathering for this year’s March on Washington, March 27-28, 2023, to add a voice to home care and hospice on Capitol Hill. So secure your spot to meet us in Washington as soon as possible. This event brings together thought leaders and influencers to ensure we strengthen […]

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Caregiver Shortages: Using Data in Advocacy

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Thursday, March 23, 2023 2:00 PM-3:00 PM EDT   REGISTER Free to all Released in 2022, the State of the Direct Care Workforce Report provides a high-level overview of the people delivering care in the US today, identifying seven distinct personas of the workforce. Now that we have this information, how can it help us […]

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Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act Considered by Senate VA Committee

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Three U.S. Senators recently introduced the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act, aimed at improving VA support for veterans and their caregivers. The legislation is named after former Senator Elizabeth Dole, who has been a longstanding champion for veterans and their caregivers. The act expands access to community-based services for aging veterans, enhances support for noninstitutional […]

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We Need Advocates on the Hill!

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REGISTER March 27-28 We are looking forward to our membership gathering for this year’s March on Washington, March 27-28, 2023, to add a voice to home care and hospice on Capitol Hill. So secure your spot to meet us in Washington as soon as possible. This event brings together thought leaders and influencers to ensure […]

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Fight for Your Agency & Patients at March on Washington

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REGISTER Home health providers are facing devastating payment cuts. The hospice community is rallying behind targeted efforts to address fraud, waste and abuse in the program. Medicaid HCBS rates continue to be woefully inadequate. Despite unprecedented demand for our services, care-in-the-home providers need more robust policy supports to address these and other pressing challenges facing […]

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