NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access
NAHA is fighting for reform of the Hospice Cap to ensure timely access to quality end of life care to every eligible patient.
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access

 
NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access

NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Momentum is building behind newly introduced legislation, HR 3454 Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009, to reform the hospice cap that is destroying independent hospices in the US. More info at http://hospiceaccess.com/?page_id=738

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HR 3454 Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009 – Fact Sheet HR 3454 Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009 is an integrated 4-P
Rebecca Montgomery
Rebecca Montgomery
Hospice Nurses!...Get behind this and let your voices be heard!!!
September 8 at 7:17am
Rebecca Montgomery

Rebecca Montgomery I'm with you 100%!!!!

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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access NAHA announces endorsement of Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009

Finally, a promising legislative proposal has been introduced that, if enacted, would reform the Medicare hospice cap, thus ending the financial crisis that has been destroying hospice access for eligible patients.

If you care about hospice, NAHA needs ...your support. Pls forward links, tweet, etc.

http://hospiceaccess.com/?p=720

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NAHA Statement on the Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009 The National Alliance for Hospice Access (NAHA) endorsed legislation introduc
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Update on the Haven Hospice Cap lawsuit. Remember, Federal Court, again, ruled the hospice cap regulation invalid.

Please read at NAHA site then share with friends, tweet, etc.

http://hospiceaccess.com/?p=715

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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access New CNN Video Report on Hospice Cap Crisis

CNN’s Gerri Willis discusses issues surrounding the Hospice Cap Crisis with NAHA’s David Daucher and others.

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/hospice-care-crisis/2850363952

This report left a lot of meat on the table. If you think it could have been more decisive and more clear... on the hospice cap crisis issue, go to

http://hospiceaccess.com/?p=703

and post a comment.

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Hospice care crisis Video on AOL Video - A program that’s supposed to save Medicare money gets a closer look from regulators. CNN's Gerri Willis reports.
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Please tweet this info and link to your followers and invite them to support NAHA and independent hospices across the US.

A federal court (for the second time) has ruled that the hospice cap regulation is invalid and suspended Medicare's demand for $2.3M reimbursement http://hospiceaccess.com/?p=690

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On Monday, July 13, in Federal Court in Los Angeles, NAHA member LA Haven Hospice won its legal challenge to the validity of HHS' hospice cap regulation. In a detailed written opinion, (www.hospiceaccess.org), ...
Jane Churton
Jane Churton
WooHoo!!!!! We shall overcome one day!
July 16 at 4:27pm
NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access
NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access
Jane, thanks for your continued support... lots of things moving as we speak. Invite friends to become fans so we can reach them at key times.

Best,
NAHA
July 18 at 11:41am
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Mississippi's Clarion Ledger newspaper concludes that hospice cap repayment demands "cap patient care".

Please forward this link.

More evidence that the hospice cap is destroying independent hospice and reducing access to hospice care for dying patients, particularly minorities and lower income patients.

Please read and c...omment at http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009906270334

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Hospice owners in Mississippi are complaining that a federal cap on Medicare payments is forcing them to choose between limiting patient care or going out of business.
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access NAHA just filed its response to CMS Call for Comments on the proposed Hospice Index adjustments for FY 2010.

Read about it at

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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access

NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access If you believe in hospice access for all, NAHA really needs your help. NAHA's analysis of data from Avalere Health LLC indicates that timely access may be deteriorating, particularly for minority patients. Please take the time to look at http://tinyurl.com/l3zz4z.

If you know your local newspaper editor, this is a ca...use that would justify your support.

Ask friends to join the fan page and support NAHA.

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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access A newly released report from NAHA, utilizing the detailed analytical inputs of Avalere Health LLC, a highly renowned healthcare research and analysis firm, clearly suggests that significant systemic barriers to timely patient access to hospice care exist and may be worsening.

Read the report at http://hospiceaccess.com/?p=540

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A newly released report from NAHA, utilizing the detailed analytical inputs of Avalere Health LLC, a highly renowned healthcare research and analysis
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Fellow NAHA fans,

A well known blog site, www.pallimed.org is featuring NAHA and the Hospice Cap Crisis and is asking for your vote on whether the Hospice Cap needs to be reformed.

Act quickly as the survey will conclude in just a couple of days.

Go to www.pallimed.org and vote to reform the Hospice Cap.

You might also... forward this message to friends who support hospice as well. Thanks for your help.

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For those Pallimed readers wanting to discuss the hospice cap controversy you may be interested to know about a redesign to the National Alliance on Hospice Access website which now allows for more interaction and commentary. ...
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Visit NAHA's newly updated web site at www.hospiceaccess.org. Read our newsletter and post your comments on Lois' and Dave's blogs. Thanks for everyone's support!

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IF YOU BELIEVE IN HOSPICE, WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT The National Alliance for Hospice Access (NAHA) is a grassroots coalition of over 500 hospices, fo
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NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access The Hospice Cap Crisis – A Tale of Four Hospices - short length of stay = higher costs http://tinyurl.com/dmm56f critical reading for every believer in hospice. Please forward to friends, join us on Facebook, follow 4NAHA on Twitter, visit NAHA site ww

April 26 at 1:01am
Linda Collier

Linda Collier My sisters and I used one of the hospices in Tulsa for our mother and I am in awe of every one of those people. The jobs they do while helping you deal with the death of a loved one is unbelieveable. I'll let my other friends know of this site. Thanks for all you do.

April 21 at 1:06pm · Report
NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access

NAHA -- National Alliance for Hospice Access Thanks for joining us at NAHA. If you are motivated to do so, you can do a couple of really important things... First, invite at least ten friends or acquaintances and ask them to pass it to their friends. Second, follow 4NAHA on Twitter to receive the l

April 19 at 9:07am