Weekly Recaps: March 27, 2024 

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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 Home Update.  Workforce...

MedPAC Publishes Chapter on Skilled Nursing Facility Services 

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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued its yearly Report to Congress on March 15, finalizing recommendations to reduce Medicare base payment rates for skilled nursing facility services by 3% for fiscal year 2025,...

LeadingAge Comments on Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization 

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On March 21, LeadingAge responded to a request from Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with other senators, for feedback on...

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates 

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HHS Provides List of Payer Resources to Providers  On March 25, HHS shared a list of national payer contact information health care providers can use to get answers from health care plans about the availability...

CMS Now Requires Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes 

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released memo QSO-24-08-NH on March 20 incorporating Enhanced Barrier Precautions into nursing home infection control requirements. The standard, introduced by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...

Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 29 

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The House and Senate are on their respective floors this week hearing bills passed out of the second chamber and determining conference committee appointments. The House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means held their...

Become a Tester for an NIH Study of the Workforce Serving Individuals with Dementia 

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Researchers are seeking direct care workers currently employed providing direct care to people living with dementia. Eligible participants include administrators, nurses (RN and LPN/LVN), nursing assistants, medication assistants, personal care aides, home health aides,...

Weekly Recaps: March 20, 2024 

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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...

DOL Submits Final Overtime Exemptions Rule to OMB for Review 

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The U.S. Department of Labor on March 1 sent the White House Office of Management and Budget a final rule for review relating to overtime exemptions for employees performing executive, administrative, and professional (EAP)...

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates 

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LeadingAge to Host Change Healthcare Cyberattack Town Hall for Members – March 21st, 1:00 PM CT.   LeadingAge will host a members-only town hall on Thursday, March 21 at 1:00 PM CT to provide the latest...

Third Party Claims Processing Fees 

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This week a LeadingAge Kansas member, Homestead Health Center, shared with us Aetna has started utilizing ECHO as a third-party claims processor due to the Change Healthcare Cyberattack. The provider noticed they were being...

Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 22 

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On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare took action on HB2777, the body camera bill. The amendment introduced by Senator Pettey inserted language allowing the Fire Marshal’s inspectors to utilize still camera...