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May 5, 2008
Candidates Sought for Lauterbach Scholarship
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April 17, 2008
Statement on Attorney General's "Operation Home Alone"
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April 1, 2008
Positive Home Care Budget Restorations Leave Many Providers Behind
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February 6, 2008
HCP Testifies at State Budget Hearing
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January 22, 2008
New York's Elderly and Disabled At Risk

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January 10, 2008
HCP Honored With Healthy Workplace Award
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January 9, 2008
Home care key to Spitzer health care plan
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November 5, 2007
HCP Launches Statewide Campaign
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September 13, 2007
HCP Applauds Focus on Home Care Registry Proposal
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September 4, 2007
Assembly Member Duprey Visits Home care Patient
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August 27, 2007
Reynolds Appointed to State Workgroup on Expanding Home and Community-Based Care
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August 23, 2007
Statement on Attorney General's Home Health Aide Certification Investigation
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Legislative Home Visits: These legislators have gone on HCP-sponsored home visits: Assembly Member Janet Duprey Congress Member Brian Higgins Assembly Member Teresa Sayward State Senator Mary Lou Rath Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco State Senator Dean Skelos Assembly Member Adam Bradley Assembly Member Amy Paulin Assembly Member Francine DelMonte Congressman Ed Towns Assembly Member Donna Lupardo Assembly Member Ron Canestrari Assembly Member Pete Grannis Assembly Member Susan John Assembly Member Thomas O'Mara Assembly Member David Koon Assembly Member Darrel Aubertine Assembly Member Barbara Lifton State Senator George Maziarz Assembly Member Aileen Gunther Senator Chuck Schumer Assembly Member Bob Reilly State Senator John Flanagan

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Home care is a solution to controlling New York's Medicaid costs

New York appears to finally be getting serious about using home care to keep the State's elderly and disabled in their own homes-not only where they want to be but where they can be cared for on a most cost-effective basis. The State's new Governor, Eliot Spitzer used his 2007 State of the State address to say that "We must shift spending away from expensive institutional nursing homes toward community and home-based alternatives."

HCP full supports a realigment of State resources toward home and community-based care as being the coste-effective solution. Continued

 

 

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Background material

(Adobe Acrobat Documents)

• HCP White Paper for Spitzer Transition

• HCP's testimony on 2006-07 Executive Budget

• Health Care Reform Working Group

• Most Integrated Setting Coordination Council (MISCC)

• Point of Entry (POE) System

• Discharge Planning Workgroup

 

 

HCP Press Releases (Adobe Acrobat Documents) 2007 (See List) November 5--HCP Launches Statewide Campaign September 13--HCP Applauds Focus on Home Care Registry Proposal September 4--Assembly Member Duprey Visits Home Care Patient August 27--Reynolds Appointed to State Workgroup on Expanding Home and Community-Based Care August 23--Statement on Attorney General's Home Health Aide Certification Investigation August 22--Congress Member Higgins Makes Virtual Home Care Visit August 10--Assembly Member Teresa Sayward on Home Care Visit August 6--Senator Mary Lou Rath Connect With Home Care June 26--HCP Presents Congress Member Rangel With HCP Annual Award June 11--HCP Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Landmark Home Care Case June 11--Powers to Head HCP Marketing, Sales and Communications Division June 5--CHC Awarded $132,000 Grant May 25--Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco Connects with Home Care May 4--Senator Skelos Remains Commited to Home Care May 1--Assembly Member Bradley Connects With Home Care April 5--Candidates Sought for Nursing Scholarship April 2--Final State Budget Includes Funds for Telehealth, Rural Home Care March 28--CHC will Hold Private Pay Conference March 15--Grant to CHC Allows Program on Caring for AIDS Patients February 22--Assembly Member Paulin Visits Home Care Patient, Community Leader February 13--HCP Testifies on Governor's Budget February 12--Assembly Woman DelMonte Visit Home Care Patient February 5--Lefebvre to head HCP Public Policy Team January 31--HCP Applauds Spitzer's Commitment to Home Care January 26--Home Care Promoted in Spitzer's Health Care Agenda January 24--Congressman Towns Visits Home Care Patient January 10--Research Grant Will Investigate Depression in Home Care Patients January 3--Home Care Important Part of Spitzer's Reform (close) 2006 (See List) November 17--Hudson Valley agencies honor home care aides November 17--Donna Lupardo goes on Vestal Center home care visit November 8--Physical therapist is New York's "Hero in the Home" November 7--Local caregivers honored by home care agencies October 30--HCP elects Board of Directors October 26--Home care honors its own October 24--Home care providers at Conference October 5--Assembly Member Canestrari goes on Troy home care visit October 3--Assembly Member Grannis goes on Manhattan home care visit October 3--Assembly Member John visits traumatic brain injury patient July 25--Helping Home Care Agencies Prepare for Emergencies and Disasters July 6--Free Forum to Help Home Care Aides With Basic Life Skills May 31--How to Operate a Home Care Agency May 25--Private pay conference will help home care providers explore new opportunities May 8--Assembly Member O'Mara visits Pine City home care patient May 5--Assembly Member Koon makes Rochester home visit May 3--CHC Launches the Next Generation of Training & Education in Home Care April 17--Scholarship Available for New York State Nurses April 14--Legislature Must Override Home Care Vetoes March 29--Legislative Budget Supports Home Care February 8--Realignment of Health Care Resources Needed February 7--HCP: This is the Year for Home Care Initiatives January 27--Assembly Member Aubertine Makes Home Visit in Watertown (close) 2005 (See List) December 12--Assembly Member Morelle honored by HCP September 29--Home Care Honors its Own at HCP Management Conference September 26--Home Care Providers at Conference: In-Home Heroes to be Honored July 28--Senator Maziarz Participates in Lockport Home Care Visit July 27--HCP Lauds Awarding of Almost $4 million for Telemedicine Demonstration Projects July 25--Assembly Woman Gunther Participates in Roscoe Home Care Visit July 6--Senator Schumer Participates in Johnstown Telehomecare Visit July 1--Assembly Member Reilly Goes on Clifton Park Home Care Visit June 27--Background Checks Legislation Helps Patients and Providers June 8--Scholarship Available for NYS Nurses April 15--NYS Senator Flanagan Participates in Smithtown Home Care Visit March 31--Value of Home Care Promoted in State Budget March 21--Home Care Providers at State Capitol February 16--Home Care Needs Workforce Funds January 31--Budget Supports Broad Home Care Initiatives January 18--Budget Recognizes Value of Home Care Programs January 11--Home Care Must Retain Workforce Funding January 5--Home Care Industry Encouraged by Governor's State of the State (close)

 

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