Community Factors May Support Aging in Place with Dementia – A 3-Day NASEM Virtual...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, invites interested individuals to a 3-day virtual workshop on Aging in Place with Dementia to discuss the state of knowledge and identify conceptual approaches to guide...
LeadingAge National Student Program
Full-time students interested in the LeadingAge National Student Program can view more information on the LeadingAge website.
Let Your Voice Be heard – Attend Senator Moran Listening Tour This Week
As you know, we have been on an all-out push to have members advocate directly with our Kansas Congressional Delegation about survey and enforcement madness, preserving the federal commitment to Medicaid funding for services...
Managed Care Toolkit
The reality of managed care is heating up in Kansas with increasing penetration of Medicare Advantage plans, bundled payment arrangements, and other new reimbursement arrangements. The LeadingAge Kansas Managed Care Toolkit, developed in cooperation...
Be Ready for the October 1st MDS Updates
This MDS Updates and Beyond training will help you prepare for the changes so you can hit the ground running. It will cover the existing and new MDS sections. Join us on Tuesday, September...
CMS Proposed Physician Payment Rule Includes Cut to Medicare Part B Reimbursement, New Billable...
On August 7th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule in the Federal Register. The purpose of this annual update is to set...
CMS Makes Technical Updates to Optional State Assessment (OSA) Item Set and OSA Manual
The Optional State Assessment (OSA) Item Set and OSA Manual have been updated, and the updated versions are now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument...
KFF Analyzes Medicaid LTSS Spending
In a report released on August 14th, KFF assesses Medicaid spending and utilization for long-term services and support (LTSS) in both institutional and home and community-based settings (HCBS). In 2020, 5.6 million people used...
LeadingAge Submits Comments on Proposed OAA Rule
In mid-June, the HHS Administration on Community Living (ACL) released proposed rules to modernize regulations governing Older Americans Act (OAA) programs. The OAA has undergone multiple congressional reauthorizations since the most recent regulatory updates...
Deadline for SNF’s to Request Reconsideration for SNF QRP Noncompliance – August 18th
For SNF’s who received notices around July 20th that they are out of compliance with the SNF Quality Reporting Program requirements for Calendar Year 2022 and wish to request reconsideration of this determination, reconsideration...
LeadingAge Kansas Submitted Comments at KDADS Budget Stakeholder Meeting
LeadingAge Kansas provided testimony to the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for what we would like to see included in next fiscal year’s budget recommendations on Monday, August 14th. Read the...