NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE & HOSPICE)

Issues related to Medicaid, specifically:- H.R. 1 Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS)- Access to Medicaid- Medicaid funding- 80/20 Program Integrity

Issues related to Hospice, specifically: Hospice benefit and payment oH.R. 2437 - End-of-life Access to Supportive and Essential care Act of 2025 oH.R. 7966 / S. 4118 - Hospice CARE Act oS. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act oS. 1936 - Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025 oS. Res. 546 - A resolution designating November 2025 as "National Hospice and Palliative Care Month" Hospice audit burdens and regulatory relief Policies related to implementation of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Medicare Advantage oH.R. 3467 - To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program (as it relates to hospice carve-in) Program Integrity Hospice Special Focus Program Telehealth flexibilities oH.R. 4026 & S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 202 oH.R. 1720 - Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act oH.R. 1968 (P.L. 119-4) - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025 oH.R. 5081 & S. 2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act oH.R. 5439 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 oH.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (P.L.119-37) - as it relates to telehealth oH.R.7148 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75) Hospice and palliative care workforce oH.R. 4425 & S. 2287 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Veterans access and use of hospice and VA burial benefits oImplementation of the Dole Act oH.R. 4425 & S. 2287 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Veterans access and use of hospice and VA burial benefits Issues related to home health, specifically: Extending Telehealth Flexibilities Home Health benefit and payment Home Health Program Integrity Patient-Driven Groupings Model H.R. 5142 - Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 Issues related to home care, specifically: Caregiving relief oH.R. 2036/S. 925- Credit for Caring Act of 2025 oH.R. 2304 - Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors Act (restoration of the Companion Exemption)

Issues related to Hospice, specifically: Veterans access and use of hospice and VA burial benefits oImplementation of the Dole Act oH.R. 4425 & S. 2287 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Veterans access and use of hospice and VA burial benefits