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  HCA Policy Positions
The following are correspondence and memoranda on several issues of concern to the home care community. For members-only policy memoranda, visit our member memorandum page. For the latest news and updates on an issue-specific level, visit our issues page.
2012
HCA Letter to Medicaid Director on Suspension of Recoupments for All Providers
January 6, 2012
2011
HCA Letter to Medicaid Director Seeking Flexibility in Recoupment Policies
December 20, 2011
HCA comments on rule regarding qualification requirements for physical therapists
December 20, 2011
HCA letter to DOH seeking answers on worker parity law
December 6, 2011
HCA letter on MRT-proposed changes to the Assisted Living Program
December 5, 2011
Letter urging Health Commissioner to revise care-coordination guidelines November 23, 2011
Testimony on proposed CHHA CON emergency regulation
November 17, 2011
Testimony urging inclusion of home care in essential health benefits
November 14, 2011
Multi-association letter on state's draft care-coordination guidelines for the mandatory enrollment of patients needing more than 120 days of care
September 9, 2011
Letter to Congressional Delegation opposing home health copay
July 22, 2011
HCA/NAHC letter on debt-ceiling negotiations
July 1, 2011
Memo of Support of Amended OMIG Reform Legislation, A.5686-A/S.3184-A
June 20, 2011
Comments on proposed revisions to home and community-based waiver regs
June 15, 2011
Memo Opposing payment mandates on home health agencies, Managed Long
Term Care Plans (MLTCs), hospices and others, S.5252A/A.8213
June 13, 2011
HCA's Memoranda of Support for Rural Commission legislation (June 10, 2011):
- S.5446/A.7892 — Includes home care among the eligible providers for HEAL-NY funding
- S.5448/A.7895 — Creates the Rural Home Health Flexibility Program
- S.5447/A.7894 — Provides home care agencies the opportunity to access regulatory flexibility for purposes of streamlining operations or testing alternative procedures and models under the Health Occupation and Workplace Development Program
Comments on the Proposed Rule to Implement Community First Option
April 27, 2011
Memo in Support of OMIG Reform Legislation, A.5686/S.3184
April 8, 2011
HCA's Position Paper on the Senate and Assembly One-House Budgets
March 15, 2011
HCA's Letter to the Legislature Urging Rejection of MRT Proposals
March 9, 2011
HCA's Memorandum on the Governor's 30-Day Budget Amendments
March 8, 2011
HCA's Blueprint for Home Care Reform and Efficiency
January 2011
2010
HCA's Memorandum of Opposition to Proposed Medicaid Cuts
November 29, 2010
HCA's Comments on the Proposed 2011 Medicare Home Health PPS
November 5, 2010
Memo of Support: Legislation to Establish OMIG Auditing Standards (A.10630-A/S.7821-B)
Memo of Opposition: Legislation to create a rebuttable presumption of adult care facility licensure (A.11231/S.7844)
Memo of Support: Extends the authorization of physical therapy assistants to provide services in home care settings (A.10137/S.7121)
Memo of Support:
New York State Telehealth/Telemedicine Development Act (S.3198-B/A.11415)
Memo of Opposition: Incident Reporting Bill for Home Care (A.1724/S.3906)
Memo of Support: Article 6 Reimbursement for County Home Care and Hospice
Providers (S.7916/A.1170)
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