Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act
Senator: Bill to Reimburse Home Health for Telehealth Services Is Coming
A Senate Special Committee on Aging on Thursday, May 21, heard from multiple witnesses testifying to the need for more telemedicine, particularly in the home health setting, prompting committee chair Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to say “I plan to introduce a bill soon to create a framework to reimburse for telehealth services provided by home health […]
Read MoreHome Health Care Win on NPP Bill was 13 Years in the Making
Huge win for NAHC advocacy Please join us in thanking Congress! PLEASE DO IT NOW! Following 13 years of intense and constant advocacy, the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act, popularly known as the NPP bill, was signed into law last week as part of the larger $2 trillion stimulus package, the CARES Act. With […]
Read MoreThe Year in Review: Home Health and Hospice in Congress in 2019
Congress Actively Pursued Key Home Health and Hospice Concerns NAHC scored some big victories for patients and providers While 2019 was frequently marked by intense partisan wrangling in Congress, a year-end review by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) shows that elected officials still found time to pursue a number of issues […]
Read MoreNAHC Submits Recommendations for Improved Care to Rural, Underserved to Congress
In mid-November, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting input to inform the Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force as it works to develop bipartisan legislation to improve health care outcomes within underserved communities. The RFI includes 10 questions designed to elicit recommendations […]
Read MoreNAHC Summer Backyard Campaign Wrap-Up and Warm-Up to Fall Advocacy
Summer may be gone, but many home care and hospice advocates spent the warmest months contacting their elected representatives to lobby for access to quality health care in the home. Your members of Congress have returned to the nation’s capital with your voices firmly planted in their minds and hopefully a renewed interest in supporting […]
Read MoreVirtual Advocacy: If You Have a Computer, You Can Fight for Home Care & Hospice!
The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), the rural add-on, and a Medicare Advantage carve-in – just three of the big issues facing home care and hospice right now during this time of almost unprecedented opportunities and challenges for our community. That is why the National Association of Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) is so excited about […]
Read MoreFight to Allow Non-Physician Practitioners to Certify Home Health at March on Washington!
There is no cost to attend the 2019 March on Washington, so register now! The 2019 March on Washington is less than two weeks away and we need you to join us for two days of education and advocacy on behalf of the millions of people across America who depend on home care and hospice and the […]
Read MoreBill to Enable Non-Physician Practitioners to Certify Home Health Introduced in Senate
Long-time home care champions Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) have introduced the Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S. 296) in the 116th Congress. This long-standing NAHC priority legislation would enable non-physician practitioners the authority to certify home health orders under Medicare. In the past, this legislation has enjoyed strong, widespread bipartisan […]
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