SANDWICH, Mass. — Cape Medical Supply CEO Gary Sheehan got the word out about home care to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at a June 5 forum on health care reform. The invitation-only event was held at Boston's Tufts New England Medical Center.
"I was fortunate to have Gov. Patrick call on me for a question, and Secretary Sebelius gave a thoughtful answer about the role she saw home care playing," said Sheehan, who delivered a statement to Sebelius along with supporting materials on the value home care brings to the health care continuum. "One of my central points centered on the Hippocratic Oath, which states ‘above all else, do no harm.' The government must be careful in the rush to complete the reform process that they do not dismantle or destroy key programs providing long-term value to patients and the system.