Fact Sheets

The Illinois HomeCare & Hospice Council shapes and supports quality home care services in Illinois through education, information and advocacy. The IllinoisHomeCare & Hospice Council provides you with the facts that you need to make informed decisions on the future of home care.

Recent Fact Sheets

Fact sheet distributed to legislators during State Lobby Day 2017

Telehealth fact sheet 2017:

House Dear Colleague Letter on Prior Authorization
(Adobe PDF File)

Telemonitoring Reimbursement in Other States
(Adobe PDF File)

Telehealth White Paper 2016
(Adobe PDF File)

CMS Proposed Home Health Prior Authorization - Talking Points
(Adobe PDF File)

Fact Sheet on Medicaid Reimbursement Rates (2015)
(Adobe PDF File)

IHHC Survey on Managed Care Organizations (2015)
(Adobe PDF File)

2014 Cost Studies

Cost Study - 81 Counties (2014)
(Adobe PDF File)

Cost Study - Central Illinois (2014)
(Adobe PDF File)

Cost Study - Cook/Suburban (2014)
(Adobe PDF File)

Home Safety

Home Safety Checklist Press Release (November, 2012)
(Adobe PDF File)

Illinois Study on the Damaging Effects of Medicaid Cuts

A 2012 Study by the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group

Medicaid Home Care Cuts: Analysis of Unintended and Unnecessary Consequences
(Adobe PDF File)

Medicaid Savings in Illinois

Home Health Care: A More Cost-Effective Approach to Medicaid in Illinois  (IHHC, Decem
(Adobe PDF File)

Public Service Announcement

Scripts
(Adobe PDF File)

Adopt a Lawmaker

Adopt a Lawmaker Overview
(Adobe PDF File)

Tip Sheet
(Adobe PDF File)

Federal Legislative Information

Letter from Congress to States Re: ACA
(Adobe PDF File)

Letter from Senate Finance Committee to Republican Gov. Association re: Medicaid
(Adobe PDF File)

National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC)
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)