Weekly Recaps: January 17, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
HCBS and PACE Weekly Update. Here is your weekly HCBS and PACE Update.
Life Plan Community Weekly Update....
Aging Services Day Is Coming Up Quick!
LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Healthcare Association, and Kansas Adult Care Executives have been working hard to bring you an eventful and meaningful day of advocacy on February 1st. Appointments with legislators are quickly filling up,...
Joint Bob Bethell Committee to Meet on February 2nd
Legislators will come together for an all-day meeting on Friday, February 2nd to hear feedback from stakeholders on KanCare and other healthcare related issues. Testimony will be written only since the agenda is packed...
Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office Now Utilizing Body Cameras
We received word from another association last week that the Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office has begun wearing body cameras during surveys and inspection visits with healthcare providers. Initial concerns regarding resident privacy were raised...
OIG Work Plan Updated with Two New Nursing Home Items
HHS Office of Inspector General released an updated work plan on January 16th detailing two new audits related to nursing homes. OIG will audit the Part B billing of optometrists for nursing home residents...
OIG Plans to Audit Medicaid’s Hospice Inpatient and Aggregate Cap Calculations in 2024
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced a new hospice item to their work plan for 2024. Under Medicare, CMS requires two annual limits to ensure that hospice care does not exceed the cost...
Weekly Recaps: January 24, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Life Plan Community Weekly Update. Here is your weekly LPC Update.
Home Health Weekly Update. Here is your...
Joint Bob Bethell and Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations Committees to Meet Friday, February...
The Joint Bob Bethell on KanCare Oversight Committee and the Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee are both set to meet on Friday, February 2nd. LeadingAge Kansas has submitted written-only testimony to the Bob...
Senate Letter to DOL: Independent Contractor Rule Will Harm Older Workers
On January 29th, U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Rick Scott (R-FL) sent a letter to Acting Department of Labor Secretary Julie Su, urging the Department to reverse the rule. Senators Braun and Scott,...
Assisted Living Hearing Highlights Need for Workforce Investments and Financing Reforms
On January 25th, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to examine the state of assisted living in America. The Committee took action following a series of news reports from The New...
Guidance to Hospital and Long-Term Care Administrators on Nondiscrimination in Patient Visitation
On January 25th, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR), issued guidance via a Frequently Ask Questions (FAQ) “to remind covered facilities and entities of their distinct obligations under CMS regulations and federal civil...
CDC Reviewing and Revising Isolation Precaution Guidelines
CDC is reviewing and updating the 2007 Isolation Precautions guideline for healthcare settings. This guideline, which includes Enhanced Barrier Precautions to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms, is considered a nationally accepted standard and...