Sebelius’ cuts in home health care funds could jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may recently have had her own embarrassing moment akin to President Obama’s promise that everyone could keep their health plan and their doctor, no matter what. Discussing the impact of ObamaCare on jobs, she…
Letter to the Editor: Cuts to home healthcare careless
As Obamacare stories continue to flood the news cycle, including cancelled coverage and higher premiums, the Medicare population is continually overlooked. Senior citizens who rely on clinically advanced home healthcare are finding out that their access to care is in…
Bipartisan Letter Wants to Delay Home Health Rebasing Rule
A bipartisan letter from several House Representatives is calling for the postponement and re-evaluation of a rebasing rule that will cut home health payments by 14% over the next three years. Representatives Ralph Hall (R-TX), Tom Price (R-GA), David McKinley…
The ACA’s cuts to Medicare threaten home health care jobs, patients
Today in Raleigh, clinicians and families representing our state’s home health community will gather to call needed attention to a health care issue that is threatening access to care for our state’s elderly as well as valuable health care jobs.…
Home Health Sector Blames ACA Pay Cuts For Big Job Losses In December
The home health sector lost more jobs in December than in any previous month over the past decade, according to the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, which blames the health law’s 14 percent pay cut that phases in over the…
Home Health Losing Jobs
December marked the sharpest loss of jobs from the home health sector in 10 years, and its lobbyists say that’s likely because of major cuts in Medicare payments that are hitting the industry. Before December, when the sector shed 3,700…
Home Health Alliance: Medicare Cuts Make for an Unhappy New Year
Upcoming payment changes to the Home Health Prospective Payment System under the Affordable Care Act have made the start to the new year unhappy, according to a home health alliance that’s urging the Obama Administration to prevent or reverse the…