Home Health & Hospice Week

Health reform bill timeline pushed back as lawmakers disagree on policies, funding. The outcome of the health care reform debate on Capitol Hill is still far from certain, but home care providers are doing their darndest to make sure they aren't slighted in forthcoming legislation. Senate lawmakers had hoped to have a health care reform bill proposed before July 4th recess, but lawmakers -- both between and in the same parties -- haven't yet come to agreement on legislation. Three committees in the House have already released their bill, which represents the views of Democratic members. And the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee released its ideas in a series of whitepapers and is in the process of marking up its bill. The Senate Finance Committee, which is working with a bipartisan group of senators led by Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), hasn't been able [...]