 The HCAOA Florida State Chapter is excited to announce that Majority Leader and HHS Vice Chair Mike Grant will be submitting a few-minute video for the event. Mr. Grant is a health care provider himself and understands the struggles the provider community goes through. Representative Dana Trabulsy (R-84) will be speaking live in person at the conference.
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New PHI Report Offers 50 Recommendations to the White House & Congress About Direct Care Workforce7/28/2021  PHI recently released a report, Federal Policy Priorities for the Direct Care Workforce, offering detailed federal policy recommendations to strengthen the direct care workforce across eight key areas: financing, compensation, training, workforce interventions, data collection, direct care worker leadership, equity, and the public narrative. COVID-19 put the direct care workforce in the spotlight more than ever before - reinforcing the value of these workers.
The First Special Session of the 130th Maine Legislature ended on July 19, with a flurry of votes on pending bills. Many of the newly-enacted laws, which were adopted with little debate, will significantly impact almost all employers in the state. read more 
Missouri Governor Mike Parsons and the state’s legislature refused to appropriate funding for the expansion earlier this year, triggering a lawsuit from three residents arguing that the state is required to implement the expansion. read more  Home care was once again in the forefront on the national stage this week. President Biden, Vice President Harris, and guest presenter Tyree Brown all spoke at a White House press conference on Monday, to celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). During his remarks, President Biden highlighted the importance of home- and community-based services, noting that “this past year the entire nation saw just how vital our caregivers are and how critical home-based care truly is for many Americans.” He touched on the proposed $400 billion for HCBS in the American Rescue Plan that will help people with disabilities and older adults live more independently.
 All home care agencies in Florida are invited to an in-person chapter meeting on August 12 at 11:30 a.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld. The meeting will feature special presentations from top officials: Kimberly Smoak, Deputy Secretary, Division of Health Quality Assurance, Agency for Health Care Administration and Representative Colleen Burton (R-40), Chair, Health & Human Services Committee, Florida House of Representatives. Register here. Attendees can book their hotel room until next Tuesday, July 27! Click here to book.
HCAOA & Association for Home & Hospice Care of NC Announce Partnership to Support Home Care Agencies7/21/2021  This week, HCAOA announced a partnership with the Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC) to support personal care and private pay agencies throughout the state. All agencies in the state are invited to participate in a joint webinar to kick off the partnership on Tuesday, August 3 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Agenda items include a federal regulatory and legislative update, a state regulatory and legislative update, an update from North Carolina Medicaid Deputy Secretary Dave Richard, a discussion about the caregiver shortage, and labor law updates for providers.
 UnitedHealth Group held a call last week to discuss Q2 2021 financial results and highlighted its in-home care provider, Optum, as a key growth driver for the company.  Following a discussion last week with the association’s Legislative and Policy and Regulatory committees HCAOA is preparing comments to submit to the sponsors of the new Better Care Better Jobs Act proposal to voice several major concerns.  A big, heartfelt THANK YOU to all agencies that submitted a nomination for this year’s Caregiver of the Year Award - nearly 250! The winner will be recognized at HCAOA’s Annual Leadership Conference on September 26 in Orlando, Florida, and receive a $1,000 prize. (Click here to register for the conference by August 13 to get discounts on the registration fee.)
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