Tuesday at 10:00 am EST, the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will be holding a public hearing on several pieces of legislation, including H.767/S.850 - An Act Clarifying Rate Setting Processes for Home Health and Home Care Services. The purpose of this bill is to bring transparency to the rate-setting process and ensure that rates set by the state comply with the rate-setting laws and accurately reflect the actual operating costs incurred by home health and home care providers.

The Alliance filed this legislation jointly with the Home Care Aide Council and Mass Aging Access. We will be providing in-person testimony at the hearing. If you would like to supply verbal testimony, either in person or virtually, please use this LINK TO REGISTER. The deadline is THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 27. We strongly encourage everyone to submit written testimony to the committee in support of the bill. It is best to get written testimony in as soon as possible. Details on how to submit written testimony can be found HERE. You can use the following template guide (Attached) that we created to help you draft your verbal or written testimony.