Bill: VA Must Study Impacts of Any Implemented Staffing Mandate
On February 29, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced S. 3841, which would require the Department of Veterans’ Affairs “to study the risks to elderly veterans of a proposed rule by...
Federal Nursing Home Staffing Rule at OMB
On March 1, HHS officially transmitted the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting rule (CMS-3442) to the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)....
Strategic Plan for Aging Act Introduced in the Senate
Senators Gillibrand and Casey introduced their Strategic Plan for Aging Act on February 28. The bill would create a new, nationwide grant program to incentivize and support states’ efforts to create strategic plans for...
CDC Advisory Panel Recommends Another COVID Shot for Older Adults
On February 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that people 65 and older receive an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine’s current formulation. The recommendation...
CDC Updates Public Health Guidance for Respiratory Illness; Healthcare Settings Recommendations Do Not Change
CDC released updated public health guidance on respiratory illness on March 1. Find the guidance here. This guidance, which does not apply to healthcare settings like nursing homes, replaces previous public health guidance on...
OIG Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Experiences During COVID
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a report on February 29, Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes. The report is the...
CMS Announces Plans to End the Hospice VBID Program in 2024
On March 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the end of the Value Based Insurance Design Hospice Benefit Component as of December 31, 2024. CMS stated the decision came “after...
Weekly Recaps: March 6, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 13
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on HB2784, the oversight of CCRC from KID to KDADS bill, and LeadingAge Kansas provided oral, neutral testimony. The two proponents of...
House Committee Passes Bill to Halt Staffing Mandate
On March 6, the House Ways and Means Committee passed H.R. 7513, the Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care Act, by a vote of 26 to 17. The bill, introduced by Representatives Michelle Fischbach...
Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On March 8, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District of Texas struck down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) final rule, issued in October 2023, that would have established a...
Hearing on Older Americans Act Reauthorization
On March 7, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the Older Americans Act, authorization for which expires on September 30, 2024. Efforts to reauthorize the OAA...