The Value of Homecare
 Homecare provides tremendous value for Americans’ healthcare costs and is an important part of the solution to the nation’s healthcare crisis. Approximately eight million Americans require some type of medical care in the home.
Homecare equipment and services include:
- Oxygen equipment and therapy
- Power wheelchairs and other mobility assistive technologies
- Oxygen and inhalation drug therapy
- Home infusion, hospital beds
- Diabetic supplies
- Sleep devices and other medical equipment and supplies
More than four out of five Americans (82 percent) surveyed in a national telephone survey of 1,000 Americans, by Harris Interactive, expressed a preference for homecare over institutional care, agreeing with the statement, “If I required medical services, I would prefer to receive it in my home if possible, rather than in a hospital or nursing home.”
Cost-Effective Treatment
 Home medical equipment can be provided and maintained for just dollars a day. Medicare now pays less than $7 per day for oxygen reimbursements. Compare this with an average daily cost of about $200 for a nursing facility and $6,000 for a hospital stay.
Homecare Under Attack
Unfortunately, a lack of public awareness about the value homecare provides millions of Americans, has resulted in a long series of deep and disproportionate cuts to the homecare sector by Congress in recent years. These cuts are having a direct negative impact on the quality of homecare, and the very patients and seniors that rely on the benefits of homecare.
The value of homecare must be understood by the American public, Congress and the media. Your support is critical to that effort.
To learn more about how YOU can help SAVE HOMECARE, email us here.
Get Involved
The recent healthcare debate has demonstrated that Americans will not stand for cuts that compromise the quality of, or access to, their healthcare. Unfortunately, a number of current and planned government regulations will reduce both the quality of and access to homecare for millions of American seniors.
Send an e-mail or letter to your legislators TODAY, and tell them NO MORE CUTS TO HOMECARE!
Call your representatives TODAY, tell them NO MORE CUTS TO HOMECARE
- The Capitol switchboard will connect you with your legislators office at (202) 224-3121.
Learn more about Competitive Bidding and other harmful cuts to homecare
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Helpful links for further information
American Association for Homecare
www.aahomecare.org, provides further information about homecare.
AAHomecare Marketplace
www.aahomecaremarketplace.com, connects you to a listing of providers in your community.
Medicare Website
www.medicare.gov, links you directly to the Medicare website for Medicare questions and information.
U.S. Congress
www.congress.org/congressorg/home/, provides the contact information for your member of Congress. Tell them about your experience with homecare.
Elder Care
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp provides resources for older adults in any U.S. community. The Eldercare Locator number is 1-800-677-1116.
As You Age Website
http://asyouage.samhsa.gov/resource/default.aspx provides a nice layout for a list of resources.
Benefits Check Up
www.benefitscheckup.org helps you find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs.
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