Texas home health nursing rates hinder access to care
The number of children with chronic and special health care needs is on the rise in Texas and across the nation. Many of these children are being denied critical access to home health nursing due to a lack of state and federal funding.
We must ensure medically fragile children in Texas are not left behind!
Private duty nursing is a critical component of care for Texas children and their families. Private duty nurses are specially trained to provide medically necessary care for children with complex medical needs. Many of these children require assistive technologies such as ventilators, tracheostomies or intravenous nutrition and private duty nurses are a critical component of their medical care.
The number of children with chronic and special health care needs is on the rise in Texas and across the nation. Many of these children are being denied critical access to home health nursing due to a lack of state and federal funding.
We must ensure medically fragile children in Texas are not left behind!
Private duty nursing is a critical component of care for Texas children and their families. Private duty nurses are specially trained to provide medically necessary care for children with complex medical needs. Many of these children require assistive technologies such as ventilators, tracheostomies or intravenous nutrition and private duty nurses are a critical component of their medical care.
We are losing nurses to neighboring states that invest more in private duty nursing than Texas.
Medicaid payment rates in Texas undercut the lifesaving services these beloved and critically important nurses provide to children with complex health care needs and their families.
To improve access to care, Texas needs to invest in our children with complex and special health care needs by increasing private duty nursing rates by 40% to compete with other states.
Our nurses are supported by their patients, families and other health care providers but we need our lawmakers’ support to #RaiseTheRatesTX.
Help us spread the word about this important issue. Share this information on social media using #RaiseTheRatesTX and contact your local legislator to encourage them to take action today.
We are losing nurses to neighboring states that invest more in private duty nursing than Texas.
Medicaid payment rates in Texas undercut the lifesaving services these beloved and critically important nurses provide to children with complex health care needs and their families.
To improve access to care, Texas needs to invest in our children with complex and special health care needs by increasing private duty nursing rates by 40% to compete with other states.
Our nurses are supported by their patients, families and other health care providers but we need our lawmakers’ support to #RaiseTheRatesTX.
Help us spread the word about this important issue. Share this information on social media using #RaiseTheRatesTX and contact your local legislator to encourage them to take action today.