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Medicare has proposed cuts to home health care that could total $18 billion over the next decade, a blow to millions of Americans.

Lawmakers in Washington need to recognize the importance of home health and take action to protect access to care for the country’s most vulnerable residents.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – Kentucky home health leaders are expressing deep concern over proposed Medicare cuts to essential senior care services, which they estimate will have an $18 million impact

A yes vote will enhance the public safety, health and wellness, and economic well-being of Las Cruces residents.

Delaware’s lawmakers should listen to the voices of their constituents and pass the Preserving Access to Home Health Act as swiftly as possible.

Home health care agencies reduce burdens on hospitals and help millions lead better lives. But looming Medicare cuts threaten this vital service.

Cuts are otherwise threatened at a time of growing demand.

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Aug. 28, 2022, letters: Readers comment on gun control, COVID-19 guidance, being pro-life, and the Home Health Act.

Home health agencies have written to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services protesting the proposed 4.2% payment rate cut in the 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Requirements Proposed Rule. The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare and LeadingAge decry CMS's proposed permanent 7.69% payment cut to Medicare