E5: Advocacy in Action Part 1 - Legislation

In episode four we talked about advocacy and our efforts over the years. Today, we dig deeper into a piece of legislation, the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act 2023. The components of the legislation we focused on in this podcast are the following:

1. Create a centralized website to share information and resources related to home and community-based programs and help veterans and caregivers determine their eligibility
2. Expand access to home and community-based alternative care programs to veterans at all VA medical facilities, including veterans living in U.S. territories and Native veterans enrolled in Indian Health Service (IHS) or tribal health programs
3. Increasing the amount the VA will pay for health care from 65 percent to 100 percent for alternatives to nursing home care, such as home health care, adult day care, and assisted living

This is a link to the House of Representative's text of the bill H.R.542 - Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023

This is a link to the Senate's text of the bill S.141 - Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act

I AM ALS organization has a summary of the bill that can be found here: https://iamals.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Elizabeth-Dole-Act-One-Pager.pdf

Next week, we will focus on the other three parts of the legislation.

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