http:https://www.congressweb.com/pahomecare Sat, 03 May 2025 01:22:26 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/pahomecare/74 <div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Governor&nbsp;Shaipro&nbsp;delivered his annual budget address on February 4th, and in it he established his priorities for the coming fiscal year.&nbsp; While he did propose additional funding for the participant-directed model, those funds would only go to&nbsp;support 8,500 of the over 270,000 individuals involved in providing care to the hundreds of thousands Pennsylvanians who depend on home care.</div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Now it is the legislature's turn to take the governor's budget proposal and negotiate, then pass, a final budget for the 2025-2026&nbsp;fiscal year.&nbsp; This is a long process that end's in June, but your voice is critical right now as Appropriations Committees in the House and&nbsp;Senate&nbsp;question&nbsp;individual departments and agencies about their parts of the budget.&nbsp; We need to make sure every legislator knows that hundreds of thousands of direct care workers, nurses, administrators and, most importantly, participants are depending on their support.</div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</div> <div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This year your voice is more important than ever!&nbsp; Tell your legislator it is time to support those who need it most!&nbsp; It is time to invest in home care!</div> </div> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/pahomecare/74 http:https://www.congressweb.com/pahomecare/73 <div> <div>Governor&nbsp;Shaipro&nbsp;delivered his annual budget address on February 4th, and in it he established his priorities for the coming fiscal year.&nbsp; While he did propose additional funding for the participant-directed model, those funds would only go to&nbsp;support 8,500 of the over 270,000 individuals involved in providing care to the hundreds of thousands Pennsylvanians who depend on home care.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Now it is the legislature's turn to take the governor's budget proposal and negotiate, then pass, a final budget for the 2025-2026&nbsp;fiscal year.&nbsp; This is a long process that end's in June, but your voice is critical right now as Appropriations Committees in the House and&nbsp;Senate&nbsp;question&nbsp;individual departments and agencies about their parts of the budget.&nbsp; We need to make sure every legislator knows that hundreds of thousands of direct care workers, nurses, administrators and, most importantly, participants are depending on their support.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>This year your voice is more important than ever!&nbsp; Tell your legislator it is time to support those who need it most!&nbsp; It is time to invest in home care!</div> </div> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 05:00:00 GMT http:https://www.congressweb.com/pahomecare/73