Hospice News March 11, 2025
The federal government must invest further in home-based care, Empath Health CEO Jonathan Fleece told lawmakers at a hearing with the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Health Subcommittee.
Fleece was among several post-acute care leaders who appeared at the hearing, representing home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation hospitals and other stakeholders. In opening remarks, Fleece pointed to the benefits of home-based care for patients and families, as well as the sector’s ability to reduce health care costs.
“Home-based care isn’t just for those actively dying. It supports people managing chronic illness, recovering from surgery and navigating terminal diagnoses,” Fleece said during the hearing. “Patients want it. Families need it, and taxpayers benefit. Keeping patients at home prevents...
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