Ask HHS to Prioritize Distribution of Cares Act Relief Funds to the Private Duty Home Care Community

The CARES Act Provider Relief Fund has been a lifesaver to thousands of health care providers across the country. Through the fund distributions, HHS has been able to stabilize access to care during the Public Health Emergency and help preserve the health care infrastructure for the post-pandemic future.

However, HHS should take immediate steps to provide funds to an essential part of our health care system that, to date, has not received this crucial support.

Home care companies that serve millions of Americans with vital personal health care supports such as assistance with the administration of prescribed medications, exercise programs that maintain and improve functional capabilities, hygiene, feeding, and numerous Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) are a core part of community-based health care have not received any Provider Relief Fund support in the nine months of the Fund's operation except where those companies bill Medicare and/or Medicaid and we urge Congress to ask HHS to prioritize fund distribution to these essential providers.

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Subject:

Please ask HHS to Prioritize CARES ACT Funding for Home Care Agencies

Dear Official,

As your constituent, I write to you today to urge that you take immediate steps to as HHS to provide funds to an essential part of our health care system that, to date, has not received this crucial support. Home care companies that serve millions of Americans with vital personal health care supports such as assistance with the administration of prescribed medications, exercise programs that maintain and improve functional capabilities, hygiene, feeding, and numerous Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)  are a core part of community-based health care. These services and the dedicated caregivers that provide these services have been uniformly recognized as essential health care and health care providers by state and federal policymakers, including the CDC its recent vaccine prioritization recommendations. However, the companies that provide this care have not received any Provider Relief Fund support in the nine months of the Provider Relief Fund operation except where those companies bill Medicare and/or Medicaid.

The companies that have been left out so far do participate in many government health programs such as the Veterans Administration and Administration on Aging along with providing services funded by long term care insurance and private payment from their patients. It is estimated that they serve several million senior citizens and persons with disabilities each year, avoiding the need for high cost institutional care. We need these companies to be operating today and tomorrow to meet the needs of our growing aged population.

Support from the Provider Relief Fund would be consistent with other distributions that have occurred so far. These include distributions to home care agencies that provide this same care through Medicaid, Assisted Living Facilities, and behavioral health providers. Similarly, HHS has provided funding supports beyond Medicare and Medicaid providers to dentists and behavioral health providers among others. As such, the standards and structures are in place to allow these companies to apply for funding.

We look forward to hearing when the funds will be made available to these vital home care companies and thank you for your support.

Regards, Your Name

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