COSPONSORS NEEDED

The Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2009 would add adult day services as a provider of post-acute care under Medicare.

Introduced by Rep. Linda Sánchez (CA-39), it currently has 47 co-sponsors, but we need your help to get more and move it forward in the House.

This legislation allows Medicare beneficiaries to use adult day service programs that are certified, licensed, or accredited under an approved accreditation agency to provide post-acute services under Medicare. Medicare adult day services agencies would be required to follow the same strict regulations under the prospective payment system and conditions of participation as Medicare-certified home health agencies.

Please urge your representative in Congress to sign onto this legislation to offer quality adult day services to be a post-acute care option for older adults and persons with a disability. For more on this issue, please visit the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.