Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced the Care Planning Act of 2013 (S. 1439) on August 1, 2013. This proposal is one of several bipartisan bills relating to end-of-life care and hospice care introduced during this Congressional session.
Val J. Halamandaris, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), issued the following statement regarding the federal Commission on Long-Term Care’s vote on final recommendations.
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.
Val J. Halamandaris, President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) was honored with the “Home Care and Hospice Hero Award” from the Ohio Council for Home Care & Hospice (OCHCH) at the 2013 Fall Conference & Tradeshow Annual Awards Luncheon on September 12 in Columbus, Ohio. The Home Care and Hospice Hero Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the improvement and advancement of home care and hospice during their career.
In an August 30, 2013 Memorandum to Associate Regional Administrators in the Division of Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued payment rates that will govern reimbursement for Medicaid hospice services during Fiscal Year (FY) 2014.