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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 […]
Read MoreNAHC and Partners Publish Compilation of State Govt Medicaid Access Rule Comments
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and our partners with the Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) and the Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) published a fact sheet outlining concerns included in comment letters submitted by state Medicaid agencies regarding the Medicaid access rule’s 80-20 provision. Several states expressed serious concern […]
Read MoreCombating the Workforce Crisis: Studies and Insights
Overview: In recent years, the health care industry had been preparing for a shift towards greater reliance on home-based care. However, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this transition, resulting in an immediate demand for home-based care. Unfortunately, the number of families seeking assistance in the home now far surpasses the available workforce capable of providing such […]
Read MoreNAHC & 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 & 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 MoreCombating the Workforce Crisis: Studies and Insights
Overview: In recent years, the health care industry had been preparing for a shift towards greater reliance on home-based care. However, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this transition, resulting in an immediate demand for home-based care. Unfortunately, the number of families seeking assistance in the home now far surpasses the available workforce capable of providing such […]
Read MoreWe Need YOUR Help to Improve Workforce Safety
Workforce safety is important to all employers. As anyone reading or listening to the news knows, violence against health care workers is a continuing and worsening problem. As an industry – as a community – we must come together to solve this problem. NAHC recognizes that the potential dangers of working in the home has […]
Read MoreSpecial Task Force Creates Guide to Care at Home Workforce Safety
Read the Call to Action: Protecting Home Care Employees from Workplace Violence Resource guide to be revealed at 2023 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo Related toolkit to be published soon! Over the past year, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Johns Hopkins Care at Home (JHCH) have led a […]
Read MorePlease Take this DEI Survey
Take the survey Respond by June 28, 2023 In 2021, the NAHC Board of Directors adopted a statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Their promise is for NAHC to help foster the principles of equality and justice and provide our members with the appropriate tools and support to work towards that end. Since then, we […]
Read MoreNAHC’s Andrea Devoti Honored at McKnight’s Women of Distinction
On Monday, May 22, NAHC’s Executive Vice President Andrea Devoti was inducted into the Hall of Honor in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards, a joint program of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care. The Women of Distinction program honors women across the skilled nursing, senior living and home care […]
Read MoreWe Need Your Feedback for an Important Worker Safety Resource
SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK The open comment period ends June 2, 2023. The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group want your feedback on an important project we’ve underdevelopment concerning home worker safety. The NAHC Safety Task Force has been working to develop the “Minimum Standards in Care in the Home Worker Safety” resource document to […]
Read MoreThe Advocacy Issues NAHC is Fighting for in 2023
The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) has posted its finalized 2023 Regulatory and Legislative Blueprints for Action. These annual updates entail an encompassing review of all NAHC policy positions on matters impacting the home care and hospice community. Positions are evaluated for ongoing applicability, updated in response to actions taken by the […]
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