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 Association for Home Care & Hospice and the Visiting Nurse Associations of America.
Legislative positions are guided by a Legislative Policy Statement that recommended by our Legislative Committee and approved annually by the Association’s Board of Directors.
Get involved! Follow state and local issues by joining the legislative committee! Contact Gina for detail.
Advocacy Resources
- Who is my state legislator?
- Contact List: New Hampshire State Senators
- Find My State Rep: NH State Representatives by name or town
- Contact List: New Hampshire Reps. -Download Excel
- General Tips for Contacting State Legislators– .pdf
- webinar on Using Social Media for Home Care Advocacy – Produced by the Council of States
- Emergency Election Support Testimony
- 2019 CFI Infographic
- CY 2019 HH Payment Rule 11012018
- Home Visit - Grassroots Advocacy
- 2018 Federal update
- How to Build Good Government Relations
- GSHHA-CFI-Waiver-Comments.2.28.17
- Grassroots Activity- Legislative Breakfast
- Adopted Rule HeW 553 712016
- General Tips for Contacting Legislators
- GSHHA CFI Presentation for Senate Finance Committee
- GSHHA Testimony on SB 8. House Finance Committee
- 2015 Policy Statement
- Forum of State Medicare Part D Letter
- When Friends & Family Aren't Enough Brochure
- How to strengthen relations with legislators
Contact Information for New Hampshire’s Delegation
Other Government Relations Resources
- 2019 Policy Statement
- Emergency Election Support Testimony
- GOFERR Testimony GB 4.27.20
- HB1659 Letter
- Bovill Healthcare Crisis
- 2019 Budget Advocacy Alert
- 2020 Presidential Candidate Question
- Workforce Survey Results
- Dementia Training NH SB 255
- Medicaid Uninsured Mandate NH HB 693
- 2019 CFI Infographic
- NH State Senate 2019-20
- How to Build Good Government Relations
- HeP822 Rules 8-24-2018
- CB378 medical technicians
- HB1816 Medicaid Managed Care 020118
- HB-1556-LNAs-GSHHA-Letter to House EDA Comm 020618
- SB-576-rate-setting-suspension-Testimony-020218
- SB-34-SupportLetter-2018-01
- Take Your Senator to Work Day
- Bring a Senator to Work Day
- comment letter CMS
- OGH Comment Letter
- GSHHA Comments Nur 404.04
- AHA one pager
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Dedousis
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Engelbert
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Moore
- Advocacy Update March 8, 2017
- General Tips for Contacting Legislators
- Call to Action Sept 2015
- NH State Senators
- GSHHA Step 2 Letter
- F2FLetter
- Anti Trust Statement
State Budget Advocacy
- Call to Action on Resolving the State Budget Impasse
- Op- Ed Agree or Override by Gina Balkus, CEO Home Care Association of New Hampshire
- Op-Ed by CEO Gina Balkus: Frail seniors shouldn’t pay price for balanced budget
- Background on Senate Bill 8 for Advocates
- Article in Union Leader on CFI Funding
- What Can Members Do?
- Granite State Home Care Association Presentation to Finance Committee
- Testimony from GSHHA on SB 8
- Gov. Hassan Press Release Re: Restoration of Nursing Home Funds
Testimony Archive
- Emergency Election Support Testimony
- GOFERR Testimony GB 4.27.20
- The Domino Effect of Bad Public Policy
- Testimony 308 Workforce
- Dementia Training NH SB 255
- Medicaid Uninsured Mandate NH HB 693
- Shift Differential - NH HB255
- Testimony Jim_Culhane
- Testimony Amy Moore
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Dedousis
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Engelbert
- Testimony on HB 1 & 2 from Ms Moore
- GSHHA Testimony on SB 8. House Finance Committee
- Testimony on 2015 Legislative Budget
Hosting a Legislative Breakfast
There’s lots to do as New Hampshire and the country prepare for new administrations. We need to introduce ourselves, and the issues we are passionate about, to our new leaders. We hope YOU will get involved! Consider hosting a legislative breakfast. We can tell you how. Take a look at our quick guide on hosting a legislative breakfast.
Our 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.