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Choose Home Care Act Gains Strength in Congress
Tell your members of Congress to support the Choose Home Care Act of 2021! The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 is picking up crucial bipartisan support in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, as four more members of Congress have agreed to support the legislation. The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 is a […]
Read MoreThe Home Care Community Must Rally to Support the Choose Home Care Act
Tell your members of Congress to support the Choose Home Care Act of 2021! The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 is a landmark piece of legislation for the home care community. If enacted, it would enable eligible Medicare patients to receive extended care services as an add-on to the existing Medicare Home Health benefit for 30 days […]
Read MoreThe Home Care Community Must Rally to Support the Choose Home Care Act
Tell your members of Congress to support the Choose Home Care Act of 2021! The Choose Home Care Act of 2021 is a landmark piece of legislation for the home care community. If enacted, it would enable eligible Medicare patients to receive extended care services as an add-on to the existing Medicare Home Health benefit for […]
Read MoreBipartisan Lawmakers in U.S. House Introduce Choose Home Care Act of 2021
Bill would expand home-based care options for Medicare beneficiaries Strong endorsement of legislation from home health provider and patient advocacy communities A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives formally introduced the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 on Friday morning, legislation designed to increase access to home health care following hospitalization for […]
Read MoreBipartisan Lawmakers in U.S. House Introduce Choose Home Care Act of 2021
Bill would expand home-based care options for Medicare beneficiaries Strong endorsement of legislation from home health provider and patient advocacy communities A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives formally introduced the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 on Friday morning, legislation designed to increase access to home health care following hospitalization for […]
Read MoreSenate Approves Budget Reconciliation Guidelines
What this means for home care and hospice How you can help! Earlier this month, the United States Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution. This resolution will serve as the vehicle for the second part of President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ infrastructure investment, much of which intends to strengthen the social safety net. The […]
Read MoreKey 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 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 MoreHill Hearing Highlights Differing Approaches to Support Direct Care Workers
A July 20 hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Education & Labor (E&L) revealed sharp differences in preferred solutions to the challenge of building a strong direct care workforce, even as members largely agreed what those challenges are and that the federal government has a role to play in overcoming them. During the hearing, many […]
Read MoreHill Hearing Highlights Differing Approaches to Support Direct Care Workers
A July 20 hearing of the House of Representatives Committee on Education & Labor (E&L) revealed sharp differences in preferred solutions to the challenge of building a strong direct care workforce, even as members largely agreed what those challenges are and that the federal government has a role to play in overcoming them. During the […]
Read MoreWISH Act Would Provide Long-Term Care Insurance
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) has introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, H.R. 4289, in the House of Representatives to create a catastrophic long-term care insurance program. The WISH Act calls for the creation of a public-private relationship to provide long-term care coverage for older adults. On the public side, the federal government would collect a new payroll […]
Read MoreWISH Act Would Provide Long-Term Care Insurance
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) has introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, H.R. 4289, in the House of Representatives to create a catastrophic long-term care insurance program. The WISH Act calls for the creation of a public-private relationship to provide long-term care coverage for older adults. On the public side, the […]
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