Senator Shaheen Signs Letter Supporting Senate Home Health Provisions
Senator Jeanne Shaheen was one of the first to sign a letter initiated by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) asking Senate leadership to “continue to protect access to home health services by ensuring that the more fair and equitable Senate provisions are adopted in the final bill.” The letter reads:
“We are concerned that the nearly $55 billion reduction in home health payments in the House bill represents a disproportionate sacrifice for the home health community. Both the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America project that the House bill would result in more than two-thirds of the nation’s home health agencies being paid less than the cost of care by 2011. This level of reduction to home health payments would negatively affect access to care in the home setting.”
Our thanks to Senator Shaheen and her staff for their continuing support!