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HCAOA Board Meets to Discuss Advocacy Priorities, Strategic Plans

5/18/2022

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The HCAOA Board of Directors met in Arizona last week to review the association’s strategic plans and discuss advocacy priorities for the home care industry at the national level in Washington, DC, and in the more than 15 state where HCAOA has active state chapters.

The Board meets four times each year in person at various locations across the country, including the HCAOA Annual Conference, as well as several virtual meetings. Any members interested in becoming involved should contact membership@hcaoa.org.
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Get the Scoop on Federal Legislation at Next Week’s AZ Chapter Meeting

5/4/2022

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Register for the May 11 meeting of the Arizona State Chapter Meeting to hear the latest federal legislative and advocacy priorities from HCAOA’s own CEO Vicki Hoak and VP, Government Relations Eric Reinarman. Other topics include patient advocacy, tax credits and how to balance private pay and Medicaid.
 
The meeting will be held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on May 11 at the Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel.
 
The full agenda:
 
  • The Role of Home Care in Patient Advocacy - Melissa Cardine, MSN, RN, BCPA, Patient Advocate, The Bridge RN Patient Advocates
  • Labor Law Hot Topics - Josh Vaughn, Sarah Watt, and Andrea Lavelle, Littler 
  • State Legislative & Advocacy Update - Bob Roth, HCAOA Board Member
  • Leveraging the Employee Retention Tax Credit - Missy Waites, Director, alliantgroup
  • Finding the Right Private Pay & Medicaid Mix - Andrea Cohen, House Works
 
Lunch will be provided and attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and vendors. The registration fee is $40 for HCAOA members and $80 for non-members. Register here.
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HCAOA National Staff Set to Present State Legislative and Advocacy Updates at Arizona Chapter Meeting

4/27/2022

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 The HCAOA Arizona Chapter will meet in-person from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on May 11 at the Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel. HCAOA CEO Vicki Hoak, CEO and VP, Government Relations Eric Reinarman, Esq., will be at the meeting in Phoenix to provide the inside scoop on all federal legislative and advocacy priorities, as well as what other states are doing that could be adapted in Arizona.
 
Other speakers include:
  • The Role of Home Care in Patient Advocacy - Melissa Cardine, MSN, RN, BCPA, Patient Advocate, The Bridge RN Patient Advocates
  • Labor Law Hot Topics - Josh Vaughn, Sarah Watt, and Andrea Lavelle, Littler 
  • State Legislative & Advocacy Update - Bob Roth, HCAOA Board Member
  • Leveraging the Employee Retention Tax Credit - Missy Waites, Director, alliantgroup
  • Finding the Right Private Pay & Medicaid Mix - Andrea Cohen, House Works

Lunch will be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and vendors. The registration fee is $40 for HCAOA members and $80 for non-members. Register here.
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Arizona Chapter Meeting Returns In-Person on May 11

4/13/2022

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HCAOA is holding an Arizona Chapter meeting at the Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel on May 11 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The full agenda includes federal and state legislative and advocacy updates about issues that impact home care with six speakers, including HCAOA’s new VP of Government Relations, Eric Reinarman.
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  • The Role of Home Care in Patient Advocacy - Melissa Cardine, MSN, RN, BCPA, Patient Advocate, The Bridge RN Patient Advocates
  • Labor Law Hot Topics - Josh Vaughn, Sarah Watt, and Andrea Lavelle, Littler 
  • State Legislative & Advocacy Update - Bob Roth, HCAOA Board Member
  • Home Care Advocacy: DC & Across the States - Vicki Hoak, HCAOA CEO and Eric Reinarman, Esq., VP, Government Relations
  • Leveraging the Employee Retention Tax Credit - Missy Waites, Director, alliantgroup
  • Finding the Right Private Pay & Medicaid Mix - Andrea Cohen, House Works
 
Lunch will be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and vendors. The registration fee is $40 for HCAOA members and $80 for non-members. Register here.
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Putting Home Care on the Map: Key Topics for Important Arizona Chapter Meeting on May 11 in Phoenix

4/6/2022

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 HCAOA is bringing back the Arizona Chapter—bigger and better than ever. Do not miss the meeting on May 11 at the Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel—the first of its kind—with a full agenda, including federal and state legislative and advocacy updates about issues that impact home care, the latest news about labor laws impacting home care workers, and a presentation about the important role home care plays in patient advocacy. 
 
Topics and speakers include:

  • The Role of Home Care in Patient Advocacy - Melissa Cardine, MSN, RN, BCPA, Patient Advocate, The Bridge RN Patient Advocates
  • Labor Law Hot Topics - Josh Vaughn, Sarah Watt, and Andrea Lavelle, Littler 
  • State Legislative & Advocacy Update - Bob Roth, HCAOA Board Member
  • Home Care Advocacy: DC & Across the States - Vicki Hoak, HCAOA CEO and Eric Reinarman, Esq., VP, Government Relations
  • Leveraging the Employee Retention Tax Credit - Missy Waites, Director, alliantgroup
  • Finding the Right Private Pay & Medicaid Mix - Andrea Cohen, House Works
 
The meeting is from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided, and attendees will have the opportunity to network with colleagues and vendors. The registration fee is $40 for HCAOA members and $80 for non-members. Register here.
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New Chapter Meetings Announced

3/9/2022

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HCAOA’s state chapters have hit the ground running in 2022! We’ve just added a new round of chapter meetings to our events calendar, so now is the time to jump in.

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ARIZONA: Littler Labor Law Attorneys Confirmed for Chapter Meeting on November 17

10/27/2021

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​Two Littler labor law attorneys based in Phoenix are confirmed to present at the HCAOA Arizona Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, November 17 from 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. MT. Josh Waltman and Sarah Watt will discuss legal issues and questions surrounding the COVID vaccine mandate and answer providers’ your questions in real time.

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​ARIZONA: Labor Law Attorney to Address Questions on Vaccine Mandates at Important Chapter Meeting

10/20/2021

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​Home care agencies have many questions about COVID-19 vaccine mandates, testing requirements, and what this means for them as employers. The HCAOA Arizona Chapter will host an expert labor law attorney for an important Chapter meeting on Wednesday, November 17 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Phoenix to discuss legal issues and questions surrounding the COVID vaccine mandate and answer all members’ questions in real time. 


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ARIZONA: Chapter Holds Strategy Session for Agencies

9/1/2021

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Nearly 50 members of the HCAOA Arizona State Chapter met recently for a chapter meeting and strategic planning session with Executive Advisor and Coach Gary Covert, who emphasized the importance of thinking strategically and taking time to work ON their businesses, as well as IN their businesses.


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We’re Back! HCAOA Chapters Meeting In Person

7/28/2021

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It’s been a long quarantine, and HCAOA is anxious to meet with members again IN PERSON. Several State Chapters are planning in-person meetings in the coming weeks. The Chapters are eager to see members and prospective members face-to-face to discuss the important advocacy work they have been doing throughout the year, as well as other home care industry and membership updates. If you live in Florida, Arizona, Georgia, or Connecticut, register now to attend your chapter event. ​


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ARIZONA: Back in Person! Chapter to Host Meeting August 18

7/21/2021

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​Join the HCAOA Arizona State Chapter for an in-person
meeting on Wednesday, August 18 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. MST at Home Assist Health in Phoenix. The chapter is excited to welcome guest speaker Gary Covert, Executive Advisory and Coaching, who will guide attendees through repositioning your business as a thriving agency post-COVID. Register here.

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HCAOA State Chapters Taking Action, Offering Suggestions to State Medicaid Directors on FMAP for HCBS

5/26/2021

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Several of HCAOA’s State Chapters took action this week, sending letters to their State Medicaid Directors to offer suggestions about how to use the available 10% FMAP increase for Medicaid home and community-based services. CMS recently provided guidance to states about how they can use the federal funds to supplement, not supplant, existing state funds for Medicaid effective April 1, 2021. In the letter, HCAOA Chapters state the industry’s biggest concern and primary suggestion is use the funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for personal care services and private duty nursing so agencies can adequately recruit and retain essential workers to provide critical care at home to patients and clients

The letter offers several other suggestions to enhance, expand, or strengthen Medicaid HCBS, including hazard pay, overtime pay, and shift differential pay for home care workers, new or additional Medicaid HCBS services especially during the pandemic, and support for family caregivers. To date, the Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Wisconsin, Arizona, South Carolina and Connecticut Chapters have sent letters, with others to follow.
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You can read one of the full letters here.​

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ARIZONA: Urge Legislators to Support Medicaid Rate Increase for Home Care

5/12/2021

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It is critical that the Arizona Legislature hear from the Elderly and Physically Disabled (EPD) home and community-based services industry in support of additional direct care workforce funding. In order to keep up with demand and ensure industry wages rise to levels sufficient to recruit and retain direct care workers, the HCAOA Arizona Chapter is teaming up with the Elderly and Physically Disabled Provider Alliance (EPDPA) to request consideration of a minimum of $15 million total ongoing state general fund investment for EPD ALTCS services for FY 2022. In total, the EPD Long Term Care system requires an investment of $30 million in the upcoming fiscal year to restore reimbursement rates to levels equal to those in place prior to the Great Recession. read more 

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ARIZONA: Passes COVID-19 Liability Protection for Businesses

4/28/2021

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​Arizona Governor Doug Ducey recently signed Senate Bill 1377 after a push from Republican legislators to limit civil liability exposure for “Good Samaritans” who have worked to protect and provide for Arizonans during the COVID-19 health crisis. The new law provides a shield from civil liability for certain individuals and institutions that act in good faith to protect others from injury, death, or loss resulting from the pandemic. Read more

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ARIZONA: Survey for Members on Homebound Patients & COVID VAccines

3/3/2021

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​​The HCAOA Arizona Chapter is teaming up with AZNHA to help our local communities. We are asking our members to complete a very brief census survey regarding homebound patients who cannot get to COVID vaccination sites. 


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