Advocacy
The Alliance Applauds Gerald’s Law Passing Through Congress
The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act moves closer to becoming law (Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) celebrates the historic passage of H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act in the U.S. House of Representatives last […]
Read MoreAct Now to Protect Hospice Patients
Soon, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP), which is based on flawed data that will misinform patients and families with inaccurate hospice performance rankings. The bipartisan Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act [H.R. 10097] will delay the SFP and allow CMS time to fix the program, preventing great harm […]
Read More2024 Post-Election Analysis: Impact on Business, Healthcare and Care Delivery in the Home

Significant changes in Washington, D.C. will have a direct impact on your business and your ability to provide high-quality care to your patients. It’s imperative you and your organization are prepared for them. The results of the November 5, 2024 election will have widespread implications on our nation’s economic recovery, business environment and healthcare delivery […]
Read More2024 Post-Election Analysis: Impact on Business, Healthcare and Care Delivery in the Home

Significant changes in Washington, D.C. will have a direct impact on your business and your ability to provide high-quality care to your patients. It’s imperative you and your organization are prepared for them. The results of the November 5, 2024 election will have widespread implications on our nation’s economic recovery, business environment and healthcare delivery […]
Read MoreAlliance Leads National Coalition for Continued Telehealth Flexibilities
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, D.C.) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) is spearheading a national coalition of hospice, home health, and palliative care organizations to urge Congress to extend vital telehealth flexibilities that have enhanced both hospice and home health care across the United States. These flexibilities, which are set to […]
Read MoreTell Congress to stop the Medicaid HCBS 80/20 pass through!

In the Medicaid Access Rule CMS finalized a requirement that no less than 80% of all Medicaid payments, including but not limited to base payments and supplemental payments, be spent on compensation to direct care workers, for homemaker services, home health aide services, and personal care services. This requirement applies to services delivered under sections […]
Read MoreAlliance Sees Hospice CARE Act as Opportunity to Advance Hospice Benefit Discussion
(Alexandria, VA and Washington, D.C.) — The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), a new national organization formed by the integration of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) recognizes the introduction of the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (CARE) Act, by Congressman […]
Read MoreHelp Us Fight Home Health Care Cuts!

As CMS Cuts Payments, Home Health Patients Are Seeing Reduced Access To Care. That’s the headline from a story this week in Home Health Care News. This is a major problem and as a community, we have to address it. The home health community is seeking support for legislation to curb dire cuts to Medicare […]
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