On September 19, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care will host a hearing, “Aging in Place: The Vital Role of Home Health in Access to Care.” LeadingAge staff spoke with Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) staff as they prepared for the hearing and we will also submit comments for the record after the hearing. The list of witnesses includes the following:

• Carrie Edwards, RN BSN MHA LSSGB, director, home cCare services, Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE
• Judith Stein, JD, executive director/attorney, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Willimantic, CT
• Tracy M. Mroz, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA, associate professor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• William A. Dombi, JD, president, National Association of Home Care & Hospice, Washington, DC
• David C. Grabowski, Ph.D., professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA