HCBS
Key Home Care Spending Approved by House of Reps
On a party line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the annual appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2022, approving $119 billion in discretionary spending, an increase of $23 billion over the previous year. (Discretionary spending does not include Medicare and Medicaid care related expenses, as that is […]
Read MoreHome Care & Hospice Advocates: Mobilize for these 4 Priorities!
NAHC advocates for home care, home health, and hospice patients and providers every day, but there is nothing like “people power” to motivate our elected representatives to action. Your phone calls, emails, and social media posts directed at members of Congress really do make a difference. Every congressional office closely monitors messages from constituents and […]
Read MoreKey Home Care & Hospice Spending Approved by House of Reps
On a party line vote, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced the annual appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2022, approving $119 billion in discretionary spending, an increase of $23 billion over the previous year. (Discretionary spending does not include Medicare and Medicaid care related expenses, as that is […]
Read MoreDemocrats Introduce Legislation to Invest in HCBS, Increase Worker Pay
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate unveiled legislation, the Better Care Better Jobs Act, yesterday to implement the Biden administration’s goal of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on home-based care in the coming years. The legislation would give states far more money to invest in and expand home-and-community-based care programs. States […]
Read MoreHHS Secretary Defends HCBS Priorities to Congress
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra recently testified to three key Congressional committees, discussing a wide variety of health care issues, including issues related to home and community-based services. Consistent with past practice, the Biden Administration has released a proposed budget for what they deem necessary to carry out the various […]
Read MoreDemocrats Introduce Legislation to Invest in HCBS, Increase Worker Pay
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate unveiled legislation, the Better Care Better Jobs Act, yesterday to implement the Biden administration’s goal of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on home-based care in the coming years. The legislation would give states far more money to invest in and expand home-and-community-based care programs. States would […]
Read MorePolicymakers Debate $400 Billion Boost to HCBS
While it is impossible to determine with certainty whether President Biden’s proposal to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) by $400 billion will ultimately be included in one of a number of expected large legislative packages, NAHC is encouraged by recent signaling that the HCBS boost continues to be a priority for […]
Read MorePolicymakers Debate $400 Billion Boost to HCBS
While it is impossible to determine with certainty whether President Biden’s proposal to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) by $400 billion will ultimately be included in one of a number of expected large legislative packages, NAHC is encouraged by recent signaling that the HCBS boost continues to be a priority for […]
Read MoreCMS Issues Guidance on Additional Support for Medicaid HCBS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued additional guidance to states with regards to the HCBS 10 percent federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), which was included as part of the American Rescue Plan. As a reminder, this is a temporary increase to the FMAP for certain qualifying Medicaid expenditures for home and community-based […]
Read MoreNAHC Submits Hospice, Palliative Care Recommendations for HCBS
Medicaid coverage of home and community-based services (HCBS) is, by far, the leading source of support for health care in the home for millions of individuals with disabilities and infirmities of all kinds. This important area of health care has received notable focus in recent months, including as part of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” […]
Read MoreNAHC Advises Congress on Key HCBS Legislation
Medicaid coverage of home and community-based services is, by far, the leading source of support for health care in the home for millions of individuals with disabilities and infirmities of all kinds beyond the incredible efforts of unpaid family and friends who are the backbone of home caregivers in our nation. Each year, millions of […]
Read MoreNAHC Advises Congress on Key HCBS Legislation
Medicaid coverage of home and community-based services is, by far, the leading source of support for health care in the home for millions of individuals with disabilities and infirmities of all kinds beyond the incredible efforts of unpaid family and friends who are the backbone of home caregivers in our nation. Each year, millions of […]
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