News Brief
News Brief
Home care trade groups flirt with unifying proposal
Five national home care associations are advancing a unified proposal that would bring legislative relief to the industry. One of the principles contained in the proposal calls for the elimination of the 15% across-the-board reduction, and members of the coalition are confident it has a strong chance of being enacted by Congress.
The five groups supporting the proposal are the National Association for Home Care, the American Federation of Home Care Providers, the Home Care Association of America, Home Health Staffing and Services Association, and the Visiting Nurses Association of America. Their confidence, however, comes despite the lack of a congressional sponsor to forward their principles. The group is counting on growing support within Congress that the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 exceeded intended cuts in program costs.
Special Days to Remember
July
11-17: National Therapeutic Recreation Week. The purpose of this observance is to enhance public awareness of therapeutic recreation programs and services and expand recreation and leisure opportunities for people with disabilities. Contact: National Recreation and Park Associ ation, 22377 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, VA 20148. Phone: (800) 626-6772. Fax: (703) 858-0794. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www. nrpa.org/branches/ntrs.htm.
17-23: National Wellness Conference. This week-long conference, held each year at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus, draws more than 1,500 participants from public and private sectors, health care, and education. It is sponsored by the National Wellness Institute. Contact: National Wellness Institute, 1300 College Court, P.O. Box 827, Stevens Point, WI 54481-0827. Phone: (715) 342-2969. Fax: (715) 342-2979.
August
1-31: National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month. Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy funds research and provides information on the disease, as well as telephone support, a newsletter, videotape, and parent-to-parent contact referrals. For a fact sheet, posters, brochure, and videotape, contact: Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, P.O. Box 196, Libertyville, IL 60048-0196. Phone: (800) 886-1762. Fax: (847) 367-7623. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: www.fsma.org.
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