Advocacy & Public Policy

Advocacy

The Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire advocates on behalf of home care agencies and the clients we serve through our affiliate, the Granite State Home Health & Hospice Association. Become an advocate for home health, hospice and palliative care by joining our Legislative Committee. This group reviews bills to determine their impact on our agencies and patients, recommends positions to the staff and Board of Directors, Members of this Committee, often connect by phone or email with key legislators, and can volunteer to testify at public hearings. Contact the Alliance if you’d like to participate. State House advocacy is coordinated by the Association’s CEO and our lobbying firm, Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group. Federal advocacy is coordinated by the Granite State Association’s CEO in collaboration with the National Alliance for Care at Home and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America. Legislative positions are guided by a Legislative Policy Statement that is recommended by our Legislative Committee and approved annually by the Association’s Board of Directors.

The Association maintains an excellent rapport with our Congressional Delegation and staff through regular visits to Washington, DC and in-state meetings. We collaborate with the National Alliance for Care at Home.

 

The Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance has an affiliate organization, the Granite State Home Health & Hospice Association, that advocates on behalf of home care agencies and the clients they serve.  A portion of member dues supports this lobbying activity.

Granite State Home Health & Hospice has two registered lobbyists in New Hampshire who monitor legislation at the State House and direct lobbying activities. A Legislative Committee, comprised of member volunteers, reviews proposed legislation and recommends positions on individuals bills.  Members have access to an online advocacy network.

The Association is guided by Policy Statements that are developed by the Legislative Committee and approved each year by the Board of Directors. Topics include: agency and professional licensure, advance directives, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and regulation, employment issues and others. The Committee meets once or twice a month from January to June. Any current member can participate. Please contact the Alliance if you’d like to join the legislative committee.

The Association maintains an excellent rapport with our Congressional Delegation and staff through regular visits to Washington, DC and in-state meetings. We collaborate with the National Alliance for Care at Home.

Focus on Advocacy

The Home Care Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire has represented the patients and employees before the New Hampshire General Court (House and Senate) and various state agencies since its founding in 1974. Advocacy remains a central element of our mission.