Michigan HomeCare & Hospice AssociationAdvocacy Toolkit

Care at home works. Help keep it working in Michigan.

Everything you need to talk with your state legislators about home care, hospice, and home medical equipment: the issues, a letter you can send in two minutes, a call script, a visit guide, and posts ready to share.

Which part of care at home do you represent?

Your choice tailors every section of this toolkit, including the letter and social posts.

Legislative Day at the Capitol

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Home address *

Use the address where you live and vote, not your agency’s address. Legislators set aside time for their own constituents, and your home address tells us which legislators you’ll meet.

Your information goes to MHHA to manage this event and your legislative meetings. Your address is also checked against U.S. Census Bureau district maps to find your legislators.

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What we do, in plain terms

Many legislators and staff have never seen care at home up close. Start here when you need a short explanation.

Our legislative priorities

Write your legislators

Fill in your details, choose the issues that matter to you, and add a sentence or two from your own experience. A personal story is the single most persuasive thing you can send. Start by finding your legislator below. Their email and greeting fill in automatically.

Enter your home address to find your State Representative and State Senator. Your address goes only to the U.S. Census Bureau’s free lookup service and is not saved or sent to MHHA.

Or search by district number or name. You can find your district numbers at the Michigan Voter Information Center.

Enter legislator details yourself

Built-in directory reflects the 2025 to 2026 Michigan Legislature.

Issues to include

Two or three issues land better than six. Pick the ones closest to your work.

Your name, role, agency, and city are remembered on this device so you don’t have to retype them.


          

          

            
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Call the office

      
Calls take three minutes and are logged by staff. You will usually reach a staffer, not the legislator. That is normal and it still counts.

      

    

  


  

    

      
Meet in person

      
A meeting in Lansing or the district office, or better yet a visit to your agency, builds the relationship that makes every other contact work.

      

        

          
Before

          
    
            
  • Request the meeting through the scheduler. Say you are a constituent and name your agency.
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  • Pick two or three issues from this toolkit. Know the ask for each.
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  • Prepare one short story from your work, with no patient identifiers.
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  • Print or email the one-page priorities for your service line as a leave-behind.
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During

          
    
            
  • Introduce yourself, your agency, and how many people you serve or employ in the district.
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  • Tell your story, then make the ask plainly: “Will you support this?”
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  • Listen. Note questions you can’t answer and promise a follow-up.
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  • Invite them to visit your agency or ride along with a caregiver.
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After

          
    
            
  • Send a thank-you note within two days that repeats your ask.
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  • Send any follow-up information you promised.
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  • Tell MHHA how it went, so we can coordinate the next conversation.
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  • Post a photo (with permission) and thank them publicly.
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Do
  • Be brief, specific, and local.
  • Use real numbers from your agency when you have them.
  • Treat staff as the experts they are. They shape the decisions.

        
Don’t
  • Share anything that could identify a patient.
  • Guess at an answer. “I’ll find out” is a fine response.
  • Discuss campaign contributions in an official office or meeting.

      

    

  


  

    

      
Share on social media

      
Copy a post, add your legislator’s handle, and attach a photo of your team if you can. Posts with a real face get far more attention.

      

      

    

  


  

    

      
Find your story

      
Legislators remember stories long after they forget statistics. If you’re not sure where to start, pick one of these prompts and write three sentences.