The Maryland-National Capital Homecare Association (MNCHA) is the only trade association for the home care sector in Maryland. It represents both non-profit and for-profit health care in Maryland and DC including:

• Medicare-certified home health agencies,
• Private duty agencies and registries,
• Home medical equipment businesses, and related businesses that provide services to providers listed above, and
  
• Individuals with a vested interest in the homecare community.

We advocate for all home care in Maryland and DC, with the principles that:

1. Home care is patient and family preferred.
2. Home care is the lowest-cost post-acute Medicare service.
3. We are part of the solution to rising health care costs.
4. More home care = greater patient satisfaction and lower health system costs.
   

Scroll down this page to learn more about what MNCHA is doing, our upcoming events, and important resources. If you are looking for information about an Event or Training, click "Event List" on the left.

Special Announcements:

Thank you for all who attended MNCHA's Spring Leadership Summit in Ellicott City!

Leaders in the home care, nursing home, CCRC, and assisted living sectors in Maryland and D.C.gathered at MNCHA's Spring Leadership Summit on the Role of Post Acute Services in Health Reform, held in partnership with LifeSpan Network, on Thursday, May 9 in Ellicott City. Thank you to all the attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and volunteers who made this event a huge success!

Call for Presentations - 2013 MNCHA Annual Meeting

MNCHA is seeking speaker and presentation abstracts for its Annual Meeting on September 18. This is your opportunity to share with others your expertise and information about the home care industry. To be considered as a speaker during one of the concurrent sessions, click here to fill out a speaker information form.

2013 MNCHA Annual Awards Program - Now Underway!

The MNCHA Awards program provides an opportunity to recognize those in our field who dedicate their lives to caring for others. This is your chance to reward the contributions of someone that you work with, a legislator, a government official, or other expert who has made a substantial contribution to the field.  Click here to see how to nominate a colleague, the award categories and more. Submission deadline is June 21st at 5 p.m.

NEW! MNCHA's Print Membership Directory

MNCHA recently released a 2013 Print Membership Directory that lists MNCHA provider members and  associate members. This is a great tool to search for colleagues and companies in the home care industry, which are listed both alphabetically and by county for ease of use. We hope that you will keep this directory close at hand as you go about the important work that you do. Please click here to view the directory.

MNCHA Executive Director Quoted in HME News Article

MNCHA Executive Director Ann Horton was quoted in an article from HME News, the business newsletter for home medical equipment providers, about the new licensing fees and payment amounts of Round 2 of competitive bidding. Read the article here.

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