Val Halamandaris, CEO of NAHC, to be honored for service

Val Halamandaris, founding CEO of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, will receive a Lifetime Leadership award from the Association for Home Care and Hospice of North Carolina at its 40th Annual Convention on Monday, April 30. This award honors those who have dedicated their lives to serving others. For more than 40 years Halamandaris has been a leading voice advocating in Washington on behalf of seniors, home care and hospice.

NAHC creates affiliate to focus on Medicaid home care, hospice

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) last week announced creation of a new NAHC affiliate specifically focused on Medicaid home care and hospice issues. Medicaid home care and hospice programs are several times larger than comparable Medicare programs, NAHC reported. Bill Dombi, NAHC’s vice president for law, will manage the new affiliate, the National Council for Medicaid Home Care, until a permanent director is found.