Registration for LeadingVoice Advocacy Bootcamp Now Open
Individuals interested in learning more about grassroots advocacy, the legislative process, and how to assist in making effective, positive change for aging services are welcomed to register for the LeadingVoice Advocacy Bootcamp. Meeting dates...
Reminder To Submit Involuntary Discharges to KDADS by End of August
During the 2024 legislative session, a policy proviso was passed in the budget requiring all state licensed only long-term care providers such as assisted living, residential healthcare facilities, and home plus residences to submit...
Last Call! Join Us Thursday to Learn About Gun Policy Considerations in Health Care...
LeadingAge Kansas is pleased to partner with Foulston Siefkin LLP to bring this Kanas focused Gun Policy Considerations in Long Term Care Organizations webinar. Many of you have reached out with questions regarding policy...
Don’t Miss the Learning and Fun at Fall Conference – Room Block is Filling...
Register for the conference and book your room(s) today. The room block is filling quickly and the deadline to book at the group rate is September 1st. You’ll save money and ensure space at...
Expand Your Leadership Skills and Professional Network Through Center for Leadership
Are you interested in growing your skills and knowledge as a leader? Connecting with other leaders in aging services? Supporting others on their leadership journey? If so, the Center for Leadership is for you. Look...
Request for Meetings from KanCare Bidders
Several members have reached out after receiving requests for meetings from bidders for the KanCare RFP. The RFP is expected to open mid-September with bidders being announced Spring 2024. Providers are welcome to meet...
LeadingAge Meets with DPC and Top Medicaid and ACL Officials on the HCBS Settings...
On Friday, August 18th, LeadingAge met with officials from the Domestic Policy Council, leaders from Medicaid, and leaders from the Administration for Community Living on our paper on the HCBS settings rule. LeadingAge discussed...
LeadingAge Letter to President Biden on Staffing Mandate
On August 17th, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan sent a letter to President Biden urging him to convene a roundtable of stakeholders to address the aging services workforce crisis instead of relying...
CMS Announces Changes to ACO Reach
On August 14th, CMS announced changes to its Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model (ACO REACH) starting in performance year 2024 to advance health equity and make the model more...
CMS Working to Provide Additional Clarifications to MA Final Rules
In an August 21st meeting with CMS, staff shared with LeadingAge staff that they are working on drafting sub-regulatory guidance that would provide further clarifications to the recently finalized Medicare Advantage rules that largely...
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 5 Deadline is September 30th
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal is open for providers to submit their Reporting Period 5 (RP5) reports. These reports must be submitted no later than September 30, 2023, at 10:59 p.m. CT...
COVID-19 Fund Recoupments Expected for COVID-19 Uninsured Program Payments
A recent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit report estimates that the COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP), which was designed to reimburse providers for testing, treatment and ultimately COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured individuals, overpaid...