Senate Debates Expansion of Medicaid HCBS

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging met this week to debate the improvement and expansion of home-based services, particularly home-and-community based services, a consistent priority for committee chairman Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Witnesses and Senators frequently cited. Casey’s Better Care Better Jobs (BCBJ) Act, strongly supported by NAHC, as it is the foundation for the HCBS […]

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Senate Debates Expansion of Medicaid HCBS

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging met this week to debate the improvement and expansion of home-based services, particularly home-and-community based services, a consistent priority for committee chairman Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Witnesses and Senators frequently cited. Casey’s Better Care Better Jobs (BCBJ) Act, strongly supported by NAHC, as it is the foundation for the HCBS […]

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Senate Debates Expansion of Medicaid HCBS

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The Senate Special Committee on Aging met this week to debate the improvement and expansion of home-based services, particularly home-and-community based services, a consistent priority for committee chairman Senator Bob Casey (D-PA). Witnesses and Senators frequently cited. Casey’s Better Care Better Jobs (BCBJ) Act, strongly supported by NAHC, as it is the foundation for the HCBS […]

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NAHC to Congress: Big Investment in HCBS is Needed Now

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The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has joined a large group of likeminded organizations in urging leaders in both houses of Congress and both parties to ensure that Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) remain part of any package that moves forward. A large investment is essential for building a sustainable HCBS infrastructure […]

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NAHC to Congress: Big Investment in HCBS is Needed Now

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The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has joined a large group of likeminded organizations in urging leaders in both houses of Congress and both parties to ensure that Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) remain part of any package that moves forward. A large investment is essential for building a sustainable HCBS infrastructure […]

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Build Back Better Passes the House of Representatives

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Here is what it means for NAHC members and their patients The Build Back Better Act, a signature legislative priority for the Biden administration and its allies in Congress, passed the House of Representatives this morning on a party line vote of 220-213. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration. The Build Back Better Act (BBB) is a […]

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Build Back Better Passes the House of Representatives

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Here is what it means for NAHC members and their patients The Build Back Better Act, a signature legislative priority for the Biden administration and its allies in Congress, passed the House of Representatives this morning on a party line vote of 220-213. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration. The Build Back Better Act (BBB) is a […]

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Build Back Better Passes the House of Representatives

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Here is what it means for NAHC members and their patients The Build Back Better Act, a signature legislative priority for the Biden administration and its allies in Congress, passed the House of Representatives this morning on a party line vote of 220-213. The legislation now heads to the Senate for consideration. The Build Back […]

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What the Build Back Better Legislation Means for Home Care

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The Build Back Better (BBB) plan is a $1.85 trillion social spending package released last week by the House of Representatives and NAHC has analyzed the legislation to see how it will impact our members and the wider home care and hospice community. Bill text can be found HERE A section-by-section overview of the bill’s provisions […]

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What Build Back Better & Infrastructure Legislation Mean for Home Care & Hospice

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The US House of Representatives is trying to pass its massive “Build Back Better” (BBB) social spending legislative package, as well as the “hard” infrastructure legislation that was approved by the Senate months ago (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) today, November 5th, 2021. Bill text of the latest version of the BBB can be […]

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Why Joe Biden’s Economic Plan Includes Home Health Care, Not Just Roads And Bridges

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Building roads and bridges is good for the economy, pretty much everybody agrees. But helping senior citizens stay out of nursing homes? Raising pay for child care workers? President Joe Biden says those sorts of initiatives can help, too. And he’s got a strong case. Ever since the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden has talked about […]

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Private Duty Advocacy in Action: Credit for Caring Act

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The 2021 Credit for Caring Act (S. 1670/ H.R. 3321) will help offset the expenses incurred and income lost by family caregivers who spend a considerable amount of their time caring for an elderly or disabled loved one. The legislation provides a tax credit of up to $5,000 for expenses such as respite care, home modifications, […]

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