How the Four Largest Hospice Industry Groups Work Together to Support Program Integrity

NAHC Meets White House Domestic Policy Council

On Wednesday, September 20, NAHC and our friends with the Partnership for Medicaid Home Based Care (PMHC) and the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) met with members of the White House Domestic Policy Council (DPC) to discuss the Medicaid Access Rule’s 80-20 provision. During the conversation, NAHC outlined concerns with the rule, including the […]

Lawmakers Back Home Health Providers, Condemn Payment Cuts In Symbolic Subcommittee Hearing

Senators side with home health field about access issues, problems related to funding cuts

NAHC Testimony to Senate Leads Defense of Home Health Against CMS Proposed Rule

William A. Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) led the defense of the home health industry at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee subcommittee on health care yesterday, telling lawmakers that proposed cuts to the home health payment rate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]

Senate hearing to shine light on stakes of final home health rule

NAHC Summer Backyard Advocacy: Social Media Blitz

The majority of U.S. Representatives and Senators are avid and enthusiastic users of social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter. Many of them even manage their own accounts and respond personally to messages. These digital platforms help them to understand what you, their constituents, care about and give them candid insight into the world around […]

NAHC Summer Backyard Advocacy: Letters to the Editor & Virtual Connections

Welcome to Week Four of the 2023 Summer Backyard Advocacy Campaign! This week, NAHC is encouraging advocates for the home care and hospice communities to write letters to the editor of your local news publications. What is a Letter to the Editor? When you feel strongly about an issue or a piece of legislation and you want […]

NAHC to CMS: Medicare Home Health Benefit is at a Crossroads

In comments filed in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s (CMS) 2024 proposed home health rule, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice told CMS that the proposed payment rate cut of 5.653 percent will significantly reduce access to essential home health services throughout the country and set the stage for further […]

NAHC to CMS: Hospice Special Focus Program Needs to Be Fair & Accurate

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) filed comments yesterday in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 home health rule, telling CMS that some aspects of the hospice Special Focus Program are flawed and need to be fixed to ensure accuracy and fairness. In resposne to reports from […]