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Soon more than 100 HCAOA members will convene on Capitol Hill to talk with members of Congress about the policies shaping our industry. If you can't make it, you don't have to sit on the sidelines — join in our Advocate from Anywhere campaign.
HCAOA submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 30 in response to its Request for Information on its CRUSH initiative — short for Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare — which seeks public input on new regulations to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in federal health care programs.
Augusta has released its latest Caregiver Recruitment Benchmark Report, drawing on more than 110,000 applications from across North American home care organizations in the final quarter of 2025. The full report contains 28 pages of insights — and commentary from HCAOA CEO Jason Lee — but what are the most important things for busy home care leaders to take away from the data? We asked Augusta to share what stood out.
South Carolina’s Senate is currently finalizing the state budget, and key decisions being made now will directly impact access to care for thousands of individuals and families across the state.
HCAOA Connecticut has advocated for years for a Medicaid rate increase for home care.
The legislature’s Human Services Committee heard those calls and approved House Bill 5561 unanimously on March 19. A recent decision from the Michigan Court of Appeals provides important clarification regarding how reimbursement caps apply to home care services under the state’s amended auto no-fault law.
While the ruling does not resolve every reimbursement dispute, it answers a key legal question that has shaped provider and insurer litigation since the 2019 reform. From consumer protection to fiscal sustainability to workforce protections, HCAOA advocates across the country are actively working to secure stronger policies for home care. Here’s a look at the current issues by state reported at a recent Chapter Town Hall meeting.
On March 4, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing reviewing the VA's progress implementing the Senator Elizabeth Dole Act a year after it was enacted. HCAOA's federal lobbying firm, Buchanan, was present for the hearing and issued a memo on the proceedings. Here's a brief summary of what happened; read the full memo to learn more.
The state legislature’s Aging Committee last week advanced House Bill 5143, which establishes minimum caregiver training requirements for home care agencies in Connecticut.
 Scaling Medication Management Without Scaling Labor: A New Service Model for Home Care Providers
As client need rises and workforce shortages persist, medication management remains one of the riskiest and most resource-intensive elements of home care. Medication errors and non-adherence are leading drivers of avoidable hospitalizations among older adults. But traditional approaches including manual pill setup, reminder calls and additional visits require continuous staff time and coordination. As HCAOA members, you rely on us to connect you to important home care news and resources. So we’re excited to unveil a new newsletter format built for busy leaders — it’s designed to help you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.
Families caring for medically fragile children and adults rely on continuous skilled nursing services to keep their loved ones safe at home. Yet Medicaid’s policies governing these essential services haven’t kept pace with the changing needs of patients, caregivers, or providers. Outdated language, inconsistent regulatory expectations, and unclear quality standards have created barriers that directly impact access to care
Federal policy decisions are increasingly shaping the future of home care, making a strong and credible presence in Washington, D.C., more important than ever. HCAOA is bringing our network together for an exclusive briefing to connect Advocacy Fund supporters with the policy insight and advocacy strategy driving our work on Capitol Hill.
The next Home Care Legislative Caucus Meeting, a bipartisan collaboration on issues related to home health care services, will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, February 11:
At the start of 2026, the VA implemented new rate structures in Texas and New Mexico that reduced rates by 19 to 43 percent. These lower rates apply to G0156 (Home Health Aide) and S5130 (Homemaker) codes.
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