Home Health Care News October 31, 2023
Andrew Donlan

A group of senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden last week urging him and his administration to look after the Medicare home health benefit.

Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) all signed the letter.

“We are writing today to urge your Administration to continue protecting Medicare beneficiaries’ access to home health care,” the senators wrote. “We strongly support the Medicare home health benefit, which provides vital services to beneficiaries across the country, creating value for the Medicare program by serving patients in lower cost settings while allowing them to receive high quality skilled care. Home health services...

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