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November as National Homecare and Hospice Month

Date: Nov. 20, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Senior Citizens Entitlements and the Safety Net Health Insurance


NOVEMBER AS NATIONAL HOMECARE AND HOSPICE MONTH -- (Extensions of Remarks - November 20, 2004)

SPEECH OF
HON. MIKE ROGERS
OF MICHIGAN
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2004

Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, homecare represents a tremendous value for millions of Americans' healthcare dollar by providing a family-friendly and clinically proven way of receiving quality healthcare where they prefer to receive it-at home. Homecare is about superior healthcare and a quality life for at least 8 million households across the United States.

Recent studies of homecare services show that it can shorten inpatient hospital stays, reduce the overall cost of care, improve clinical outcomes, expand patient and caregiver satisfaction, advance functional independence, and reduce the risk of institutional placement. For some Medicare beneficiaries, formal homecare is the most cost-effective strategy for achieving functional improvement.

Homecare does not require brick-and-mortar investments and with the rapid advances in technology virtually every service, short of surgery, can be delivered in the home. For these reasons, I join homecare patients and caregivers throughout the United States in celebrating November as National Homecare and Hospice Month.

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