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

Issues related to Medicaid, specifically: - H.R. 1 - S.1920, Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 - Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) - Access to Medicaid - Medicaid funding - 80/20, and - Medicaid Private Duty Nursing modernization and Quality

Issues related to hospice, specifically: - Hospice benefit and payment H.R. 2437 - End-of-life Access to Supportive and Essential care Act of 2025 S. 1935 - Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act S. 1936 - Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2025 - 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 H.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: S. 1261 - CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 H.R. 1720 - Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act H.R. 1968 (P.L. 119-4) - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act, 2025 - Hospice and palliative care workforce - Veterans access and use of hospice and VA burial benefits Implementation of the Dole Act Issues related to home health, specifically: - Extending Telehealth Flexibilities - Home Health benefit and payment - Patient-Driven Groupings Model Isses related to home care, specifically: - Caregiving relief H.R. 2036/S. 925 - Credit for Caring Act of 2025 H.R. 2304 - Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Home Care for Seniors Act (restoration of the Companion Exemption)