LeadingAge to CMS: Engage with Us on Survey Reform
LeadingAge sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on January 4th urging the agency to engage with LeadingAge and other stakeholders on survey reform. This should be an “all hands” effort with those...
CMS Authorizes New Hospice RAC Audit
In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Performant to begin a nationwide new hospice audit under the Recovery Audit Contractor responsibilities. The audit will look at Extended Length of...
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...
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...
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...
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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Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates
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...
LeadingAge Comments on Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization
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...
CAHPS Hospice Survey Quality Assurance Guide Updated
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated CAHPS Hospice Survey Quality Assurance Guide. The manual was created to standardize the survey data collection process and to ensure comparability of data...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Address Assisted Living Workforce and Increase Accessibility for Seniors
On March 8, Representatives Scott Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced the Safeguarding Elderly Needs for Infrastructure and Occupational Resources (SENIOR) Act to increase access to care for older adults and support the...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates:
CMS Announces Terms of Accelerated and Advanced Payments
CMS issued a fact sheet on how its new Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated and Advance payments will be evaluated and shared this information with the...
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...