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Without Home Health Care, What’s at Stake?
October 13, 2025–That’s the question being asked in a series of one-minute videos that that our Government Affairs and Communications teams have collaborated on and that our Social Media team is pushing out on all of our social media platforms. To view the first of these important videos, click on the image below. The fact is, a lot is at stake. For next year (2026 is less than 3 months away!), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed an unprecedented 9% cut to Medicare home health care reimbursement rates. We’re talking millions of dollars of cuts to the care we provide! This proposed reduction comes on top of cuts and underpayments since 2020 that have already sharply reduced access to home health care for millions of Americans—including thousands of our own patients and Medicare enrollees throughout New York State. CMS is expected to announce their final decision in the
LI Press Spotlights PT Patty Vieira for Physical Therapy Month
October 10, 2025–
CEO Dan Savitt Provides Perspective on Impact of Shutdown on Home Care in Home Health Care News
October 8, 2025–
OT Dan Lynch Shares Falls Prevention Tips in The Bronx Voice
October 7, 2025–
Meet Our 2025 Physical Therapist of the Year!
October 1, 2025–The following profile of Michael Dolton, the winner of VNS Health’s Physical Therapist of the Year Award, is being published to coincide with October’s National Physical Therapy Month. A total of 17 team members were nominated for this award, and to see a full list of the nominees, please click here. When it comes to rising to a challenge, VNS Health physical therapist Michael Dolton doesn’t look very far for inspiration. “Our patients are such a great role model for us,” he says. “You see how much they overcome and accomplish.” Michael has been named VNS Health’s Physical Therapist of the Year, an honor that recognizes his dedication in helping New Yorkers reclaim their independence. “It’s so rewarding to help patients do the subway stairs or get on the bus when they thought they’d never do that again,” he said. “I love to see them get back their independence, because New
Buffalo Healthy Living Features Falls Prevention Advice from VNS Health and Elderwood IPA
September 30, 2025–
Want to Feel Inspired? Read Our Latest Batch of Letters and Commendations!
September 30, 2025–“Wow!” “A gem!” “Exceeded all expectations!” These are just some of the many wonderful things VNS Health patients, members, and clients said about our team members in the latest batch of letters and commendations. To view their grateful notes and comments, simply scroll down or click on any of the areas below: Bronx “Thank you to the Bronx North Hospice Team!” A Hospice patient’s daughter wrote to express her gratitude for the Bronx North Hospice team. “Through the care, support, and training provided by VNS Health hospice nurses and social workers, my father found comfort, and we found guidance,” she noted. “They became more then caregivers, they became family. I am forever grateful for their professionalism, their kind hearts, and even their laughter during the most difficult days. They helped us face each moment with strength and dignity.” “Sincere, honest, loving, and an extremely hard worker.” A client called to praise her
The Power of ‘Aha’ Moments: Changing People’s Lives, One OT Patient at a Time
September 22, 2025–The following profile of OT Dan Lynch is being published to coincide with September’s National Rehabilitation Awareness Week—which we celebrate as National Rehab Awareness Month here at VNS Health, since a week isn’t long enough to honor our outstanding rehabilitation therapists. As part of our celebration, we’re hosting events in all five NYC boroughs as well as Long Island and Westchester. To view photos of our rehab celebrations, click here. For weeks, Lydia* had been sleeping on her couch with her cat, afraid to climb in and out of bed after a fall that fractured her knee. Then came her visit from VNS Health occupational therapist (OT) Dan Lynch. A problem-solver by profession, Dan quickly saw a way forward. Her box spring was 11 inches high, but with a simple purchase on Amazon, she could replace the box spring with a much thinner support called a bunkie board. “It’ll lower
For National Rehab Month, Queens Times Spotlights VNS Health’s Rehab Specialists
September 18, 2025–