Rep. Ron Kind
Rural Access to Hospice Act Reintroduced in Senate, House
GO HERE to protect rural access to hospice! U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jackie Walorski (R-IN) have introduced the Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019 (S. 1190/H.R.2594), bipartisan/bicameral legislation to improve seniors’ access to hospice care in rural America. Under current law, […]
Read MoreBill to Permit Non-Physician Practitioners to Certify Medicare Home Health Orders Introduced in the House
A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 9, to allow non-physician practitioners to certify home health orders under Medicare. Commonly referred to as the “NPP bill”, the legislation would extend certification authority to nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists. These NPPs play […]
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