Weekly Recaps: June 26, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing...
Final Days to Use PRF Before Reporting Begins July 1
Providers who received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) or American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural payments between January 1 and June 30 of 2023 have until June 30, 2024 to incur related expenses for preventing, preparing...
OMB Completes Review of CY2025 Home Health Proposed Rule
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of the CY2025 Home Health Proposed rule on Monday, June 24. LeadingAge anticipates the rule will be published for public inspection on June 26...
LeadingAge Seeking Member Feedback on Hospice CARE Act of 2024
There are still opportunities to join LeadingAge and get information, ask questions, and provide feedback on critical new draft legislation which will make significant changes to hospice benefits, payment and program integrity. Make sure...
Change Healthcare Breach Notification Outreach Beginning
Change Healthcare, the nation’s largest medical bill clearinghouse, started notifying providers and insurers on June 20 whether their patients’ or members’ data was compromised in a February 2024 cyberattack. The breach notifications come after...
Deep Dive on Facility Assessment Guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated interpretive guidance on June 18 to reflect enhanced Facility Assessment requirements as finalized in the May 10 Minimum Staffing Standards rule. The guidance outlines changes...
Technical Corrections to Staffing Mandate
On June 24, CMS published corrections to the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Rule. The June 24 document corrects technical errors in...
Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet a Success
Tuesday evening, well over 100 people came together, with around 40 of those being candidates, in Lenexa to discuss healthcare issues impacting Kansans and providers. A special thank you to the hosts of the...
Staffing Mandate: Webinar on Compliance with the Facility Assessment Provisions
On July 9, from 1:00 – 2:30 PM CT, join LeadingAge and Pathway Health for a Facility Assessment deep dive. The webinar will ensure your organization’s readiness for the expansion of the Facility Assessment....
Weekly Recaps: June 19, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing...
OIG Adds New Managed Care Items to Work Plan
On June 17, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) added several new issues it will explore and evaluate in the coming years, with several focused on managed care in both the Medicaid and...
Bipartisan Bill to Improve Prior Authorization Processes, Transparency and Accountability Reintroduced
On June 12, a bipartisan group of House (135 members) and Senate (45 senators) members introduced an updated version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S.4532 and HR 8702). The legislation...