On June 30, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan and to the American Health Care Association (AHCA) President and CEO Mark Parkinson asking questions about the filing of our lawsuit to throw out CMS’s nursing home staffing final rule. The letter calls the lawsuit, our efforts to pass a resolution of disapproval of the rule, and other efforts “shameless attempts to sabotage a long-overdue CMS rule that would help millions of seniors living in nursing homes receive better quality care.” LeadingAge is preparing their response to Senator Warren and Representative Schakowsky. Read the June 30 letter here. 

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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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