Ken Albert
NAHC & NHPCO Boards Agree to Pursue Creation of a New, Combined Organization
The Boards of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) agreed to a joint process to explore the formation of a new organization to combine the strengths of both NAHC and NHPCO and better serve members with a unified voice on behalf of the […]
Read MoreNAHC Sues Medicare to Preserve the Home Health Service Benefit
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging the validity of a change in Medicare home health payment that reduced rates by 3.925% in 2023 with significant additional cuts expected […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Report on Hospice Special Focus Program
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), Congress enacted significant changes to the hospice survey process, including creation of a Special Focus Program (SFP) for poor performing hospice providers. In the CY 2022 home health final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules governing the survey reforms […]
Read MoreNAHC Board of Directors Update: Strategic Plan & Personnel
A new strategic plan and the composition of the 2023 NAHC Board of Directors were both approved and finalized at the December 5th meeting of the Board. The strategic plan, which was announced at the 2022 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo in St. Louis in October, was also presented to NAHC membership for […]
Read MoreGrassroots Advocacy and Storytelling at NAHC 2022
The Tuesday General Session of Day 3 of the 2022 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo opened with advocacy, as NAHC President Bill Dombi introduced Director of Government Affairs for Calvin McDaniel and Summer Napier, the president of Healing Hands Healthcare in Texas and coordinator of NAHC’s grassroots advocacy efforts, to discuss the importance of […]
Read MoreNAHC Board Chair Selected for Hospice Special Focus Program TEP
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement various hospice survey reforms. In the CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule, CMS addressed these reforms, including development of a Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). NAHC was one of the stakeholders at the time […]
Read MoreWhy Should You Advocate for Home Care & Hospice? This is Why.
Wednesday, September 14 REGISTER (required) Home health providers are facing a devastating payment cut. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) wants Congress to slash the hospice cap. Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) rates continue to be woefully inadequate. Despite unprecedented labor and inflationary challenges, care-in-the-home providers of all kinds continue to lack the policy supports […]
Read MoreFMC 2022: Leadership and a Fight for Home Health Care
Day two of the 2022 Financial Management Conference (FMC) began with more education, but in many ways the highlight of the day was one of the most popular features of the conference every year, the leadership panel. Officially titled “Home Care and Hospice Leadership Panel: A Practical View from Outside of Washington,” The leadership panel […]
Read MoreMeet the 2022 NAHC Board of Directors
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has a new Board of Directors for 2022, featuring a new Board Chair, but the most important thing, a relentless committment to improving NAHC and making it a better advocate for providers of care in the home and their patients, has not changed at all. “NAHC 2.0 is blessed […]
Read MoreMeet the 2022 NAHC Board of Directors
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has a new Board of Directors for 2022, featuring a new Board Chair, but the most important thing, a relentless committment to improving NAHC and making it a better advocate for providers of care in the home and their patients, has not changed at all. “NAHC 2.0 is blessed […]
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