Send a pre-written letter urging Congress to Pause Home Health Cuts

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Dear [Your Elected Official],

Medicare home health care is still on the brink. Unless Congress acts now, CMS’ proposed permanent 4.059% cut to home health payments will devastate access for millions of vulnerable patients who rely on care in the home. Families, clinicians, and communities cannot absorb these cuts.
There is a solution: bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Hern (R-OK) and Rep. Sewell (D-AL), the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 5142), will pause all cuts for two years, giving patients and providers the stability they desperately need.
We need you to act now.
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<li>Co-sponsor H.R. 5142, the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025, to halt harmful cuts and ensure payment rates are updated fairly for 2026 and 2027.</li>
<li>Sign onto Rep. Torres’ letter to the White House urging CMS to immediately reconsider these devastating cuts and protect access to care for America’s most vulnerable.</li>
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Together, these actions will stop the cuts, safeguard patient access, and ensure that seniors and people with disabilities can continue to live and thrive in their communities at home.
Please: Co-sponsor H.R. 5142 and sign onto Rep. Torres’ letter today.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Address]

[Your City & State]

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Medicare home health care is still on the brink. Unless Congress acts now, CMS’ proposed permanent 4.059% cut to home health payments will devastate access for millions of vulnerable patients who rely on care in the home. Families, clinicians, and communities cannot absorb these cuts.

There is a solution: bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Hern (R-OK) and Rep. Sewell (D-AL), the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 5142), will pause all cuts for two years, giving patients and providers the stability they desperately need.

We need you to act now.

Co-sponsor H.R. 5142, the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025, to halt harmful cuts and ensure payment rates are updated fairly for 2026 and 2027.
Sign onto Rep. Torres’ letter to the White House urging CMS to immediately reconsider these devastating cuts and protect access to care for America’s most vulnerable.

Together, these actions will stop the cuts, safeguard patient access, and ensure that seniors and people with disabilities can continue to live and thrive in their communities at home.

Please: Co-sponsor H.R. 5142 and sign onto Rep. Torres’ letter today.

Summary

Medicare home health care is under threat. In late 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a permanent 4.059% payment cut to home health providers under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM). If allowed to stand, this cut will severely reduce access to home-based care for millions of older adults, people with disabilities, and families who depend on vital health services. In response, a bipartisan group of lawmakers — Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) — introduced the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (H.R. 5142). This legislation: <ul> <li>Pauses all cuts for two years (CY 2025–2026), ensuring stability for patients and providers.</li> <li>Requires CMS to set payment rates for CY 2026 based on CY 2025, plus standard annual updates.</li> <li>Establishes fair payment updates for CY 2027, building from the stabilized base.</li> </ul> By halting the cuts and providing a clear path forward, the bill gives home health providers the certainty they need to continue serving patients in every community — rural, suburban, and urban alike. Bottom line: Without congressional action, these cuts will devastate access to care at home. With H.R. 5142, Congress can stop the cuts, protect patients, and strengthen one of the most cost-effective, patient-preferred forms of care.

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