Minnesota state legislature approved a bill this week that would give home care workers in the right to unionize. The state’s House of Representatives passed legislation Monday by a vote of 68-66, which would allow unions to negotiate on behalf of providers serving clients that receive government subsidies such as Medicaid. Minnesota’s Senate passed the [...]
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Pennsylvania Praised for Supporting Efforts to Home Care Access
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare today thanked Pennsylvania lawmakers for supporting access to coordinated home-based care. The bipartisan group of Pennsylvania legislators requested that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extend the grants provided in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD) beyond its current expiration date of June 2013. The program, which [...]
Anti-Competitive DME Bidding Bill Gaining Momentum, Sponsors Increase
The bill that would put an end to Round 2 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Competitive Bidding program has been gaining momentum in the House. Only two weeks after its introduction by Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-Ga.) and Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.), H.R. 1717 has garnered the support of 19 House [...]
Vermont House Votes in Favor of Home Care Union, Wages
The Vermont House approved a bill last week that would allow home care workers in the state to receive workplace benefits through unionization. In an 95-41 vote, the House voted in favor of home care bill S.59, which proposes to establish a Direct Support Provider Workforce Council for the recruitment and retention of home care workers, [...]
Massachusetts Officials Weigh Need for New Home Care Law
A Massachusetts hearing this week weighed the need for home care legislative measures within the state. As one of just five states that do not currently have licensure or certificate-of-need process for home health care providers, more oversight is needed, home care representatives and elected officials told Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Tuesday according [...]
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