An Update on the Home Health Rebasing Dear Colleague Letter
September 16, 2013 10:43 AM
NAHC Report recently announced that several Members of Congress circulated a Dear Colleague letter in the House and Senator Debbie Stabinow (D-MI) circulated a similar letter to her Democratic Senate colleagues regarding the proposed rebasing rule that would severely cut home care payments under Medicare.
Below are the names of the Members of Congress who have signed on to the House and Senate rebasing Dear Colleague letters thus far:
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House Dear Colleague Letter
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First
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Last
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State
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Party
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David
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McKinley
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WV
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R
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Doris
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Matsui
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CA
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D
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Mark
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Amodei
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NV
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R
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Andy
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Barr
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KY
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R
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Lou
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Barletta
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PA
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R
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Dan
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Benishek
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MI
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R
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Ami
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Bera
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CA
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D
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Marsha
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Blackburn
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TN
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R
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Earl
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Blumenauer
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OR
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D
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Bruce
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Braley
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IA
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D
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Susan
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Brooks
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IN
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R
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Julia
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Brownley
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CA
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D
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Michael
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Burgess
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TX
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R
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Shelly
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Capito
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WV
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R
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Tony
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Cárdenas
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CA
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D
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Matt
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Cartwright
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PA
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D
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Mike
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Coffman
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CO
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R
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Michael
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Conaway
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TX
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R
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Henry
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Cuellar
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TX
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D
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Elijah
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Cummings
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MD
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D
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Tammy
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Duckworth
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IL
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D
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Sean
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Duffy
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WI
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R
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Blake
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Farenthold
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TX
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R
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Bill
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Flores
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TX
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R
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Randy
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Forbes
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VA
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R
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Joe
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Garcia
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FL
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D
|
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Jim
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Gerlach
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PA
|
R
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Bob
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Gibbs
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OH
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R
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Gene
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Green
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TX
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D
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Tim
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Griffin
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AR
|
R
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Morgan
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Griffith
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VA
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R
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Brett
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Guthrie
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KY
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R
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Ralph
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Hall
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TX
|
R
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Gregg
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Harper
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MS
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R
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Michael
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Honda
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CA
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D
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Steve
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Israel
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NY
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D
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Lynn
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Jenkins
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KS
|
R
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Bill
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Johnson
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OH
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R
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Eddie Bernice
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Johnson
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TX
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D
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Walter
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Jones
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NC
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R
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David
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Joyce
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OH
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R
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Joseph
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Kennedy
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MA
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D
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Ron
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Kind
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WI
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D
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Peter
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King
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NY
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R
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Ann McLane
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Kuster
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NH
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D
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Jim
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Langevin
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RI
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D
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Tom
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Latham
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IA
|
R
|
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John
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Larson
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CT
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D
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Dave
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Loebsack
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IA
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D
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Ben Ray
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Lujan
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NM
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D
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Michelle
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Lujan Grisham
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NM
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D
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Kenny
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Marchant
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TX
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R
|
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Tom
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Marino
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PA
|
R
|
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Jim
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McGovern
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MA
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D
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Michael
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Michaud
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ME
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D
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Randy
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Neugebauer
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TX
|
R
|
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Alan
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Nunnelee
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MS
|
R
|
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Tom
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Price
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GA
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R
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Trey
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Radel
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FL
|
R
|
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Nick
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Rahall
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WV
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D
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Dave
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Reichert
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WA
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R
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Scott
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Rigell
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VA
|
R
|
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Harold
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Rogers
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KY
|
R
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Mike
|
Rogers
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MI
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R
|
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Todd
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Rokita
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IN
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R
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Lucille
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Roybal-Allard
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CA
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D
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Raul
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Ruiz
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CA
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D
|
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Linda
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Sanchez
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CA
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D
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Pete
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Sessions
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TX
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R
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Bill
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Shuster
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PA
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R
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Louise
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Slaughter
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NY
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D
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Lamar
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Smith
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TX
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R
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Steve
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Stivers
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OH
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R
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Mike
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Thompson
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CA
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D
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Mac
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Thornberry
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TX
|
R
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Pat
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Tiberi
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OH
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R
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John
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Tierney
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MA
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D
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Niki
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Tsongas
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MA
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D
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Juan
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Vargas
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CA
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D
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Marc
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Veasey
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TX
|
D
|
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Tim
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Walberg
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MI
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R
|
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Greg
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Walden
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OR
|
R
|
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Lynn
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Westmoreland
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GA
|
R
|
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Bill CW
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Young
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FL
|
R
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Todd
|
Young
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IN
|
R
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Senate Democrats Dear Colleague Letter
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First
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Last
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State
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Debbie
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Stabenow
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MI
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Mark
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Begich
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AK
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Michael
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Bennet
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CO
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Sherrod
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Brown
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OH
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Maria
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Cantwell
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WA
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Benjamin
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Cardin
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MD
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Bob
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Casey
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PA
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Kirsten
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Gillibrand
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NY
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Kay
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Hagan
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NC
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Mazie
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Hirono
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HI
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Tim
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Johnson
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SD
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Amy
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Klobuchar
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MN
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Mary
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Landrieu
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LA
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Patrick
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Leahy
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VT
|
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Edward
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Markey
|
MA
|
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Bill
|
Nelson
|
FL
|
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Mark
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Pryor
|
AR
|
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Brian
|
Schatz
|
HI
|
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Charles
|
Schumer
|
NY
|
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Jeanne
|
Shaheen
|
NH
|
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Mark
|
Udall
|
CO
|
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Ron
|
Wyden
|
OR
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The rebasing issue has been covered extensively in previous NAHC Report articles. Please click here to learn more.
Please take a moment to urge your lawmakers to sign-on to these important letters. Recently, the NAHC Legislative Action Network posted additional resources – including background information and a grassroots letter that NAHC members can send their lawmakers asking them to sign the letter.
The Legislative Action Network resources also include the projected impact that the rebasing rule will have on individual states and districts.
For more information on the rebasing issue, and to ask your elected officials to sign the letter, please click here.
In order to ensure a successful grassroots campaign on this crucial issue, NAHC encourages all of its members to take action, contact their elected officials and urge them to oppose the proposed rebasing rules.
NAHC wishes to than all of its members who have taken action and contacted their lawmakers thus far. The deadline for sign ons for both rebasing letters is this Thursday, September 19.
The more lawmakers that sign the letters, the more powerful the home care community’s message will be. Please take a moment to contact your representatives and urge them to oppose CMS’ proposed rebasing rule, and urge their signing of the Dear Colleague letter.
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