President Trump presented his fiscal 2020 budget proposals to Congress on March 11. LeadingAge has a number of concerns about the proposed budget across all federal aging services programs.
Fortunately, the President’s budget proposal is just the first step in the budget and spending process for the fiscal year that will begin on October 1, 2019. It is now up to congress to determine spending levels for federal programs and whether any policy changes will be made. LeadingAge will work with policymakers to ensure that aging services providers have the resources to meet the needs of people as they age.
In the regulatory arena, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other agencies have issued a number of new rules and other directives. Members of Congress are concerned about the quality of federal and state nursing home oversight, as indicated by the March 6 Senate Finance Committee hearing on abuse and neglect in nursing homes.
The Policy Update includes the following issues. Download the Update.
- Fiscal 2020 Trump Administration budget proposal – housing
- Fiscal 2020 Trump Administration budget proposal – Medicaid
- Fiscal 2020 Trump Administration budget proposal – Medicare
- Fiscal 2020 Trump Administration budget proposal – HCBS
- Medicare Observation Days legislation
- Home and community-based services (HCBS)
- Workforce
- Nursing home regulation
- Reports to Warn SNFs If They Are at Risk of a 2% Rate Penalty
- New EPA rule on pharmaceutical waste disposal
- Medicare Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)
- Senior housing resource
Immigration - Regulatory tracker
- Guidance on marijuana and weapons policies
