Description

We invite you to join HCAF for this informative chat about hot topics affecting the Private Duty home care sector. As a benefit of membership, these monthly online programs are offered at no cost to Private Duty and Combo members.

Topic: Unpacking the 2025 Florida Legislative Session: What it all Means for Home Care

As part of this live virtual event, members of HCAF's policy team will discuss key bills and budget items from the session and recap what passed, what failed and what it means for your business. 

Meet the Speakers

Denise Bellville, RN, BS, COS-C

Denise Bellville is HCAF’s Executive Director. She has been an RN for 45 years, working in critical care, ER, and open heart surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) before transitioning to the home care industry as an executive for 30 years. Her home care clinical experience ranges from pediatric/adult ventilator cases, infusion therapy, and in-home peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line placements. Her favorite aspect has always been teaching elderly patients information that helps them reach their potential and remain at home.

“I knew I wanted to be a nurse since I was five years old. The only thing I asked for that Christmas was a nurse’s bag, and once I found it on Christmas day, I told my parents to just have Santa take everything else back. My first introduction to home care was a pediatric ventilator case. The hospital asked if I could get her home, settled, and teach the family what they needed to know. Well, as you might suspect, I was there for two years. My love of nursing has allowed me the opportunity to enter a stranger’s home and leave as a friend. Even after all these years, those new friends still invite me to family affairs. It has been a career that has already lasted a lifetime.”

Kyle Simon 

Kyle Simon is HCAF's Senior Director of Policy, Advocacy & Communications. His background encompasses nearly two decades of experience in health policy, advocacy, and politics. He has collaborated with federal and state policymakers on legislative and regulatory issues concerning Medicare, Medicaid, and prescription drugs. Moreover, he has provided support to members of Congress, managed a statewide political organization representing the President of the United States, and held leadership positions in various political campaigns. Additionally, he has served as an Adjunct Professor at Valencia College since 2012.

Kyle holds a Master of Science degree in Applied American Politics and Policy, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Florida State University.

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