Resolution Introduced to Overturn Minimum Staffing Rule
On May 10, Representatives Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) and Greg Pence (R-IN) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn the final minimum staffing rule. The resolution was introduced the same day...
NLRB Appeals Federal Court Ruling Invalidating Joint Employer Rule
On May 7, the National Labor Relations Board filed notice that it will appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that struck down the NLRB’s October 2023 joint employer final rule. The rule...
CMS Releases Guidance to States on Improving Medicaid Application Timeliness
Medicaid applications and renewal completion timelines are under the microscope as Medicaid unwinding has stripped more than 21 million people of Medicaid coverage. Individuals have been disenrolled for multiple reasons, but problems with paperwork...
CNA Lockout Bill Passes Out of House Committee
On May 8, the House Ways and Means Committee passed, by a vote of 25-18, legislation to address the nursing home two-year CNA training lockout that has remained in federal law for almost 40 years. The...
Hospice Quality Reporting Q&A for Quarter 1 2024 Now Available
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Hospice Quarterly Reporting Program (HQRP) Quarterly Q&A for Q1, 2024. This Q&A includes selected questions received by the HQRP Help Desk during the first...
Weekly Recaps: May 15, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Medicaid Application Count Updates from KDHE
The Eligibility staff with KDHE met with associations last Friday to provide updates on aged applications and other issues surrounding the eligibility process. As of May 17, 2024, there are 296 long-term care applications...
Updates from KDADS Stakeholder Meeting
The KDADS stakeholder meeting last Friday highlighted the new QIO Livanta. Bryan Fischer with Livanta highlighted their organizations handled expedited appeals for Medicare discharges or transfers. Providers with an existing memorandum of agreement can...
Opportunity To Be Part of Age-Friendly Kansas Initiative
As the demographics of our population continue to shift, public health should elevate healthy aging as a core public health function. Age-Friendly Kansas is a new statewide initiative designed to unite aging and public...
KDADS Waiver Renewal Input Session on HCBS-FE
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services will host two HCBS-FE Waiver renewal input sessions. The first will be the evening of May 29 and the second the afternoon of May 30. Find...
Tell CMS Not to Finalize Expanded CMP Authority
The FY 2025 SNF PPS proposed rule includes a provision that would give CMS authority to enforce more civil money penalties (CMPs) against nursing homes. If finalized, CMS could enforce multiple CMPs per survey...
Tips for Commenting on FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule
The proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Hospice Wage Index proposed rule was published to the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. The rule proposes a 2.6% payment update and also includes a request for information...