PHA Updates
Last week, PHA led a meeting with the majority and minority chairs of the House Human Services Committee and staff to educate them on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) and the…
Guest Column: ID Theft and Mitigation of Risk
January 15, 2024With the widespread acceptance of the remote work environment, identity theft has become a greater concern than perhaps ever before. In spite of heightened levels of awareness and implementation of…
2023 Year in Review: A Look at What We Accomplished TOGETHER!
December 18, 2023Our team reflects on a transformative year in its 2023 Year in Review! As a collective force, our staff, board members, and partners dedicated themselves to enhancing professional standards and…
PHA, in partnership with the PA Provider Advocacy Coalition, an organization that constitutes a variety of PA providers and advocates across all fields, recently sent a letter to the Shapiro Administration regarding…
PHA President CJ Rambler Advocates for Home-Based Care on WGAL 8
December 11, 2023On Thursday, CJ Rambler, PHA board president, visited the WGAL 8 studio to talk about PA’s nursing shortage crisis on the nightly news with Susan Shapiro. PHA previously reported in our workforce…
Agency With Choice Litigation Update
October 23, 2023As previously reported, on September 11, 2023, the Commonwealth Court heard arguments in a preliminary hearing regarding PHA’s lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS). The claim had…
Agency With Choice Update
September 18, 2023On September 11, 2023, the Commonwealth Court heard arguments in a preliminary hearing regarding PHA’s lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS). As members are aware, on December…
Visiting Angels Highlights Impact of PHA Home Care Grant – Have You Taken Advantage of this Program?
July 31, 2023Last week, PHA member Staci Rogers of Visiting Angels shared the following message with the PHA team: “We are so thankful for the PHA Home Care grant! Because of the…
Expanded HHVBP Model: July 2023 IPR Now Available
July 31, 2023The first quarterly Interim Performance Reports (IPRs) for the expanded HHVBP Model were published on the Internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES) on July 20, 2023. The IPR provides HHAs…
Friday, June 30 marked the close of the Commonwealth’s fiscal year at which point the General Assembly and Governor are constitutionally obligated to come to an agreement on the upcoming…
What’s Happening in Washington
July 10, 2023PHA is excited to announce the reintroduction of the Preserving Access to Home Health Act (S. 2137). Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) reintroduced the bill from the…
PHA Celebrates Deserving Caregivers at Direct Care Worker Forum + Congratulations to This Year’s Winners!
July 10, 2023On June 20, PHA and the Department of Aging recognized and celebrated deserving caregivers at the 2023 Direct Care Worker Forum. In total, 150 direct care workers from across the…
Harrisburg Happenings: It’s Budget Season
June 5, 2023Budget month at the Capitol officially kicks off this week with both chambers of the General Assembly convening session on Monday. Prior to the Memorial Day break, the House considered…
HHAeXchange Shares EVV Updates
June 5, 2023As follow up from questions received during the Annual Conference, HHAeXchange is sharing the following updates to PHA members. Home Health MCO Implementations HHAeXchange and the MCOs are continuing to…
Last week, PHA submitted comments to CMS on the FY 2024 Hospice proposed rule. The comments included input and recommendations on: PHA also responded to the request for information related to health equity….
PHA Advocacy Efforts Make Headlines
May 8, 2023Last week the Indiana-Gazette published a story highlighting PHA’s two-day advocacy event in Harrisburg. The article included details on PHA’s first-ever policy summit, including the panel discussion with the Pennsylvania Legislative Home…
Harrisburg Happenings: PHA Bill Passes House
May 1, 2023Last week, the State House voted unanimously to pass House Bill 155, sponsored by Rep. Ben Sanchez (D-Montgomery), which would allow for the ongoing use of two-way, remote video technology for…
Last week, PHA CEO Teri Henning responded to recent reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) plans to recover CARES Act funding from home-based care providers that did…
Last week, the PA House Health Committee convened its first voting meeting to consider several bills. First on the list, House Bill 155, sponsored by Rep. Ben Sanchez (D-Montgomery), would allow…
Two PHA members were recently recognized for their leadership roles in the Pennsylvania healthcare community. David Baiada, CEO of BAYADA Home Health, and Frank Igwe, President of Moravia Health, were…
PHA Board Member Bryant Greene Recognized as Top Franchisee by International Franchise Association
March 20, 2023Bryant Greene from Always Best Care Senior Services and PHA Board member was named a 2023 Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association (IFA). Greene was one of 97 individuals…
PHA Responds to Gov. Shapiro’s First Budget Address; DHS Secretary Holds Stakeholder Call
March 13, 2023Last Tuesday, Governor Josh Shapiro gave his first budget address, setting the stage for the new Administration’s legislative and policy priorities. His proposed spending plan totals $44.4 billion, an increase…
Last week, PHA submitted comments to CMS on proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. PHA raised concerns about the proposal’s potential impacts on premiums and benefits for MA beneficiaries and…
Guest Column: Long Term Disability Benefits Review
March 13, 2023Although long term disability (LTD) benefits may lack the appeal of other more often utilized programs in a company’s benefit portfolio, for an employee who becomes disabled due to an…
New Video Shows Value of Home Health Care
March 6, 2023The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare has developed a video demonstrating the value of home health and the importance of protecting the home care community from Medicare cuts.
Harrisburg Happenings: PA House Makes History
March 6, 2023Last week, House Speaker Mark Rozzi (D-Berks) resigned his post as expected. Rep. Joanna McClinton, formerly the Democratic Caucus Leader, was voted as the new Speaker of the House, making…
Advocacy in Action: Our Doors Are Always Open
March 6, 2023Last week, PHA was joined by several members at the Capitol as we hosted our first open house coffee event with legislators. The event provided legislators and staff with an…
The Latest on Pediatric Paid Family Caregivers
February 6, 2023PHA continues to advocate for policy changes to allow parents to continue as paid family (home health aide) caregivers after the PHE and partner with other advocates on this critical…
On January 19, PHA CEO Teri Henning was asked to participate in CMS’s quarterly EVV Learning Collaborative. In the meeting, attended by approximately 200 state Medicaid directors and stakeholders, CMS…
In some ways, 2022 felt like a return to more “normal” times. For PHA and our members, that meant plenty of virtual education, but also a welcome return to in-person…
PHA, Other Advocates Request Meeting with CMS on Paid Family Caregivers for Children with Complex Medical Needs
January 30, 2023PHA continues to advocate for policy changes to allow parents of children with complex medical needs to be paid home health aides after the end of the public health emergency.
PHA Public Policy Committee Recap
January 30, 2023On Friday, PHA’s Public Policy Committee convened its first meeting of the year to review legislative and regulatory issues facing the home-based care industry. Approximately 25 PHA members, representing all…
Last week, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) reintroduced legislation from last Congress to expand access to…
Last week, PHA partnered with HHAeXchange for a 90-minute Q&A session just for members! During this session, HHA answered member questions on:
PHA Survey on DCW Overnight Check-ins: The Results Are In!
January 30, 2023Thank you to those members who responded to PHA’s survey on overnight check-in policies for caregivers. 40 agencies responded, representing more than 125 locations. Summary results are on these slides and below.
PHA Announces 2023 Board Election Results
January 23, 2023PHA is pleased to announce that two new members have been elected to the Board of Directors. Marina Dentremont, CareGivers America/CareFinders Total Care, has been elected as the Southeast Regional…
Guest Column: 2023 Will See Push for Financial Wellness
January 23, 2023Soaring inflationary pressures and mounting recession fears have combined with pandemic and employment concerns to create a heightened level of financial stress among employees. For employers, this represents both a…
Greetings From Your New PHA President: CJ Weaber
January 9, 2023Happy New Year, fellow PHA Members! My name is CJ Weaber, and I am the Vice President of Development and Strategy for the Honor Health Network/Angels on Call. We provide…
On December 29, 2022, PHA filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) in response to the Department’s plans to implement Agency With Choice (AWC) for personal…
Give Them a Hand! PHA Announces 2022 Deck the Door Winner
January 9, 2023During the month of December, caregivers across the state worked with their consumers to decorate their front doors for the holidays. In total, PHA received 50 entries—a new record for…
