After three special sessions and on the brink of a partial government shutdown, the state legislature has proposed an operating budget for 2017-2019 biennium. To review a copy of the budget you can visit the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee website
The good news for AFH providers is that this proposal fully funds the rate increases negotiated by the Adult Family Home Council. Those increases vary by classification with some increasing by as much as 39%. The average increase is 16%. The contract also includes increases to specialty contracts (ECS, SBS, PDN, HIV/AIDS and MHBA for example.) Details of the contract are available to view in the Council’s online document library. You must be a member and have registered on the website to access the document library.
These rate increases are an important step toward our ongoing goal of fair pay for the amazing and selfless work adult family homes provide to the community.
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Hallelujah!
Great job John and AFHC team!
Kendra Cruze had been accessing our people and had literally cut all if our people rate in the last. Just prior to this ruling.
I’m elated and at the same time vigilante about the way Vinh and Kendra has really created an injustice.
We will continue to work this.
Celebration is due, thank you, thank you!
Congratulations and thank you John for all the hard work!!!
John,
I salute you, on your performance for being dedicated to all our needs in increasing the lifeline of our AFH business. Thank you very much for working hard for our cause in providing excellent and loving care to vulnerable adults of Washington State.
Thank you so much John, Maria and Bryan!…(and anyone else in the office!)… for all your great efforts! VERY much appreciated!
Thanks for all the hard work! It was a grinding race but all of you stayed the course and ended in 1st place. You bring all the AFH Providers to the winners circle. This Provider will not forget what you have accomplished
Thanks again to John Ficker and his fantastic Team and extraordinary Board of Directors.
Sincerely, Jack & Pat Reese
Thanks John.Some of the Rates are an insult.We shall continue offering utmost service without any
reservations to our esteemed Clients.And you continue fighting for us.Q When the average increase
16%, what is the lowest percentage increase?
You all do such exceptional work for all of us. Thank You!!!
Why is it that non member can take Medicaid clients?
In 2014 the US Supreme Court ruled (Harris v. Quinn) that requirements to pay for representation could not be mandated. So that means, while the Council still has an obligation to represent every AFH receiving a Medicaid dollar, each home can decide if they want to pay for that cost. However, the Council’s success in representing the AFHs of Washington is dependent on homes participating as dues paying members to keep the fight for fair pay and reasonable working conditions moving forward.
I am so grateful for the hard work. Our providers deserve better pay for the selfless work they do.
This is amazing! thank so much and we are very lucky to have somebody like you who can understand the hard work. god bless you and your family.
Congratulations! Well deserved and will really help meet the needs of our frail elderly.
Kudos to you John & to your team! We really appreciate all the hardwork that you do for the AFH. God bless!
WSRCC and the AFHC have always been a blessing to me in my short career as an AFH owner (9 years). Now that I am retiring and going through 2 changes of ownership and appreciate you more than ever for what you have done for the industry and the fragile populations of our state!
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!
This is AWESOME! Thank you John and the whole team for working so hard on getting these rates approved and funded. I am beyond ecstatic for the increase that I got for all 5 of my residents. Well done.
Great work AFHC team.!!!! We could do so much more if all homes would consider becoming members and sharing the burden of costs to all the hard work that is done. The fight we have to be recognized by the state and all Washington communities is not FREE! Please encourage your friends to join and to get on board with the other ADULT FAMILY HOME COUNCIL members who have wisely CHOSEN to be members, so we can continue to slow down regulation and increase rates. We must all be in the fight together.
Congratulations John on a job well done! The conversations I have had with your members the last couple of years left no doubt there was a strong need to increase the rates paid for serving this population. Your perseverance in this climate of uncertainty of how to pay for health care services has improved conditions for your members. There will always be more to do but this is a great start!
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