Celebrate Men’s Health Month
This month we join health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and others in celebrating Men’s Health Month. Anchored by a Congressional health education program, Men’s Health Month is celebrated throughout the country with screenings, health fairs, media appearances, and other health education activities. The goal? To increase awareness of preventable health problems…
Protecting Home Health for Rural Seniors
Asher Home Health Services is the only home healthcare provider serving its rural Oregon community. And for years – just like so many providers nationwide – it has delivered consistently high quality and cost-effective care in the settings seniors prefer most – their own home. However, as a result of Medicare rebasing cuts, Asher Home…
Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, we honor the servicemen and women who lost their lives defending our country and bravely protecting the freedoms we enjoy each day. We are all truly indebted to their service – as we are to the service of all veterans. Throughout the years, home health agencies have worked to improve the…
We Applaud the Introduction of the BACPAC Act
The Partnership applauds the introduction of legislation that will further bolster the high quality care that home heath patients receive. The Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care Act – called BACPAC for short – is a huge step for millions of Americans recovering from injury or illness following hospitalization. This bill would ensure that patients…
New Data Shows Decline in Hospital Readmissions for Home Health Patients
The Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation has worked with Avalere to release an updated Home Health Chartbook, providing a broad overview of home health patients, the home health workforce, organizational trends, and the economic contribution of home health agencies. The updated analysis of America’s home health population and industry highlights a number…
Our New Year’s Resolution: Protect America’s Seniors
With a new year comes a new opportunity to improve the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home health for our nation’s seniors. As Congress returns to work, we urge our nation’s lawmakers to continue protecting patients through support of the Securing Access Via Excellence (SAVE) Medicare Home Health Act. Introduced last year (as H.R….
Giving Thanks This Holiday Season
As families and friends gather around the table for Thanksgiving this year, it is important to remember why we are thankful. For many Americans, there is nothing more important than the choice to remain at home. Home is comfortable. Home is close to family. And home is where most people want to be, especially as they…
Home Health Honors Veterans by Providing The Care They Need in a Setting They Prefer
On Veterans Day, it is important that Americans everywhere pause and consider the great sacrifice of our nation’s servicemen and women. Even against great odds, they have defended our way of life with valor and steadfast devotion. Yet, veterans deserve our unbridled support for much more than a single day. And that begins with…
Looking Forward to Election Day: America’s Most Active Voting Block
With Election Day just a few hours away, policymakers and thought leaders must take note of America’s most active and politically aware voting block: senior citizens. Senior citizens play a clear, and absolutely critical role in future direction of America. And their ballots will directly impact the defining policy decisions of the next decade….
Save Home Health Rallies Show Support for the SAVE Medicare Home Health Act
We would like to thank Senator Mitch McConnell and Congressman David McKinley for their support of home healthcare and the SAVE Medicare Home Health Act. During the recent Save Home Health rallies in Kentucky and West Virginia, Senator McConnell and Congressman McKinley spoke out about the unprecedented 14% Medicare cuts to home healthcare and…