The holiday season marks a unique time on the VNAs of Vermont calendar. The end of the year provides an opportunity to look back and reflect on a year full of ups and downs for home health and hospice care, in Vermont and nationally. The year-end also inspires us to look ahead to the opportunities and challenges 2024 may bring, as we prepare for the start of the 2024 legislative session.
VNAs of Vermont member agencies provide compassionate hospice care for Vermonters across the state, focused on promoting dignity and quality of life during a person’s last months.
WCAX’s Cat Viglienzoni recently spoke to VNAs of Vermont member agency hospice staff and a family caregiver about what hospice care is and the impact it can have on Vermonters and their family members.
For many of us, this time of year serves as an opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for; the company of our loved ones, our personal health and safety, or the resiliency of our communities. This year at VNAs of Vermont we are thankful for the dedicated nurses, therapists and other staff who provide compassionate home health and hospice care to our families, friends and neighbors.
In early November the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2024. The permanent cuts contained in the final rule present a significant threat to the home health and hospice services that thousands of Vermonters depend on to heal or age at home.
A statement from VNAs of Vermont on the tragic and senseless death of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson.
Last week VNAs of Vermont Executive Director Jill Mazza Olson attended the 2023 leadership conference held by the Council of State Home Care & Hospice Associations.
VNAs of Vermont member agencies – the state’s designated home health and hospice providers – provide exceptional care to Vermonters to heal and age with dignity at home.
However, federal regulators are now threatening the sustainability of home health access in Vermont and across the country.
Like so many other organizations and individuals, Vermont’s designated home health and hospice agencies have had to find creative ways to care for Vermonters at their homes, despite undriveable roads, power outrages, and ongoing rains.
Read our home health and hospice recap on the June 20, 2023 veto session.
The 2023 legislative session has ended! On May 12, the Vermont House and Senate adjourned, after coming to agreement on the budget.
This session, the legislature has done the single most important thing they could do to support home health and hospice care for Vermonters by allowing the provider tax to sunset.
The holiday season marks a unique time on the VNAs of Vermont calendar. The end of the year provides an opportunity to look back and reflect on a year full of ups and downs for home health and hospice care, in Vermont and nationally. The year-end also inspires us to look ahead to the opportunities and challenges 2024 may bring, as we prepare for the start of the 2024 legislative session.
VNAs of Vermont member agencies provide compassionate hospice care for Vermonters across the state, focused on promoting dignity and quality of life during a person’s last months.
WCAX’s Cat Viglienzoni recently spoke to VNAs of Vermont member agency hospice staff and a family caregiver about what hospice care is and the impact it can have on Vermonters and their family members.
For many of us, this time of year serves as an opportunity to reflect on what we are thankful for; the company of our loved ones, our personal health and safety, or the resiliency of our communities. This year at VNAs of Vermont we are thankful for the dedicated nurses, therapists and other staff who provide compassionate home health and hospice care to our families, friends and neighbors.
In early November the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Final Rule regarding Medicare home health services payment rates for CY 2024. The permanent cuts contained in the final rule present a significant threat to the home health and hospice services that thousands of Vermonters depend on to heal or age at home.
A statement from VNAs of Vermont on the tragic and senseless death of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson.
Last week VNAs of Vermont Executive Director Jill Mazza Olson attended the 2023 leadership conference held by the Council of State Home Care & Hospice Associations.
VNAs of Vermont member agencies – the state’s designated home health and hospice providers – provide exceptional care to Vermonters to heal and age with dignity at home.
However, federal regulators are now threatening the sustainability of home health access in Vermont and across the country.
Like so many other organizations and individuals, Vermont’s designated home health and hospice agencies have had to find creative ways to care for Vermonters at their homes, despite undriveable roads, power outrages, and ongoing rains.
Read our home health and hospice recap on the June 20, 2023 veto session.
The 2023 legislative session has ended! On May 12, the Vermont House and Senate adjourned, after coming to agreement on the budget.
This session, the legislature has done the single most important thing they could do to support home health and hospice care for Vermonters by allowing the provider tax to sunset.
