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On July 4, President Trump signed into law congressional Republicans’ budget reconciliation legislation popularly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” In addition to permanently extending the 2017 tax cuts and boosting funds for border security and immigration, the bill overall reduces federal spending on state Medicaid programs.
As a reminder, all members are encouraged to get involved with their HCAOA state chapters! The easiest way to get involved is to visit your state chapter website and to attend a state chapter event. This summer is off to a busy and strong start and many chapters have events and conferences planned! Check out the list below for some upcoming events on the horizon:
 HCAOA invites all home care agencies to participate in a dynamic webinar focused on the importance of brand awareness. Before a potential client, family member or caregiver clicks your ad or fills out a contact form, they need to know and trust you. Brand awareness isn’t just a “nice-to-have,” it’s the foundation that makes all of your marketing work. Without strong brand recognition, even the best SEO or advertising strategies won’t convert at the rate they should.
** IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR NOMINATIONS BETWEEN 6/18-22 **
HCAOA was just informed about a glitch from our website vendor that may have impacted Caregiver of the Year Nominations submitted between Wednesday, June 18 and Sunday, June 22. If you believe you submitted a caregiver for the award during that time, PLEASE RESUBMIT the nomination. We are not able to confirm if your nomination was received and we do not want the caregiver to miss out on the recognition they deserve!  Join us at this year’s National Home Care Conference, the most valuable in-person event for the home care industry. More than just education, this is where real connections happen. Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned professional, this conference offers an unmatched opportunity to network with a diverse group of peers, thought leaders, and innovators from across the country.
Congress is in the middle of a contentious budget process that could have major implications for home care providers. Both the House and Senate have passed their respective versions of a Fiscal Year 2026 budget resolution. The House now expected to consider the Senate’s version.
Even though two-thirds of American adults would prefer independence as they age rather than a longer life, many do not feel confident in their ability to age on their own, according to a new survey by CenterWell, a provider of home health, hospice and home-based primary care services for Humana.
A federal judge again reportedly has delayed the transition of New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. Public Partnerships LLC, the fiscal intermediary overseeing CDPAP, now has until July 1 to finish enrolling caregivers and care recipients.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released a proposed rule that, if finalized, would reinstitute the companionship exemption that existed prior to 2013. You can read the full proposed rule here and download HCAOA’s summary of it here.
HCAOA National Home Care Conference's Early Bird Deadline is Fast Approaching: Next week - August 8!7/2/2025
 The legal update is always one of the most well-attended sessions at HCAOA’s National Home Care Conference each year. Now HCAOA is offering members even more opportunities to connect with our top legal partners to get up-to-the minute federal and state labor and employment law updates and ask your burning employment law and HR questions all throughout the year with TWO 90-minute, virtual legal clinics on September 11 with Polsinelli and November 13 with Littler. Registration is $50 and is a benefit for HCAOA members only.
 The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it will no longer enforce a rule published in 2024 that have been used to decide whether workers are employees or independent contractors. This means that while the DOL develops new standards it will no longer apply the analysis in the 2024 rule when investigating potential misclassification of workers as independent contractors instead of employees. This decision is due, in part, to legal challenges to the rule. The classification of workers as either employees or independent contractors has been an important issue for providers of services in patients’/clients’ homes, especially for private duty or homecare providers. Employers in Connecticut that do not have an approved retirement plan for their employees can be directly penalized with fines ranging from $500 to $1,500, depending on the size of their company, for not participating in the MyCTSavings retirement program under a new state law that took effect July 1.
Congress is in the middle of a contentious budget process that could have major implications for home care providers. While the House passed its version of a Fiscal Year 2026 budget resolution last month, the Senate has not yet followed suit as of this writing. However, the Senate did recently release language that differs from the House’s version in key ways.
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