Leaders Take to Capitol Hill to Advocate for Access to Home Health

Last week, home health leaders representing the Council of State Home Care & Hospice Associations, National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare and eleven state home care associations visited Capitol Hill to advance bipartisan, bicameral Medicare home health legislation.

Leaders had meetings with more than 40 lawmaker offices to encourage support of S. 3545, S.3458, and H.R. 6932. If passed, this legislation would stabilize access to care while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and stakeholders work together to improve Medicare payment reforms to ensure the delivery of consistent, clinically effective and high-quality home health services.

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Check out some of the photos from the fly-in below:

I enjoyed talking with the Missouri Alliance for Homecare today about senior access to home care. pic.twitter.com/rKytZyEDw0

— Rep. Vicky Hartzler (@RepHartzler) November 28, 2018

Enjoyed visiting with Valerie Noblitt, Director of Home Care Services at @CMHBolivar & President of @4mohomecare, Elisa Pellham, VP of @IntegrityHmCare, and @VNAKC_CEO, President and CEO of the Visiting Nurses Association of Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/OpkWzvLiBf

— U.S. Rep. Billy Long (@USRepLong) November 28, 2018

Thanks @SenStabenow for taking the time to meet with leaders of the Partnership yesterday! We appreciate your leadership on S.3545, vital legislation to protect access to home health. pic.twitter.com/wBgNgCbUHr

— PQHH (@PQHH) November 29, 2018

Thanks @SenatorCollins for taking the time to meet with leaders of the Partnership yesterday! We appreciate your leadership on S.3545, vital legislation to protect access to home health. pic.twitter.com/32jyKYT3O1

— PQHH (@PQHH) November 29, 2018

Thank you @RepErikPaulsen for talking with us about the importance of #homecare and the need to advance legislation to protect services for America’s seniors! pic.twitter.com/Q4MyiVtL02

— Minnesota HomeCare (@mnhomecare) November 28, 2018

Thanks @RepJasonSmith for talking with us about the importance of #homecare and your consideration to advance legislation to protect services for America’s seniors! @4mohomecare @OfficialNAHC @IntegrityHmCare @CMHBolivar pic.twitter.com/ZhQK65C7m1

— Brad Evans (@VNAKC_CEO) November 28, 2018