The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will host a webinar on Thursday, May 30 on overcoming COVID vaccine payment challenges. This webinar will discuss resources for navigating vaccine payment processes and how the Quality Innovation Networks – Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIO) are connecting nursing homes with pharmacies to provide vaccines and handle billing. Register for this webinar here.

Providers may also wish to access two resources to understand how Medicare pays for vaccines and vaccine services. Check out this SNF Fact Sheet and this CMS webpage for more information. 

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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