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Voices: Susan Mills, Senior Program Director for Home Health and Hospice, ACHC

Home Health Care

Equitable access to home-based care is hampered by disparities affecting certain racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups, posing a challenge that extends to educating patients and families about home-based care services, and identifying those with advanced illnesses sooner to maximize the benefits.

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State Policy Considerations to Support Equitable Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

NASHP

Paid Family Caregiving Colorado Colorado allows family members of Medicaid-enrolled CYSHCN to be paid for providing care to their children by becoming licensed as certified nursing aides. 25, 26 At the provider level, workforce shortages among professionals who deliver specialized pediatric care (e.g.,

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