Questions from Hill on Staffing Mandate Lawsuit
On June 30, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) sent a letter to LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan and to the American Health Care Association (AHCA) President and CEO...
House HHS Funding Bill Prohibits Funding to Implement Staffing Rule
On June 26, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The appropriations bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $185.8...
Reminder: Department of Labor Overtime Exemption Rule Raises Salary Threshold on July 1
On April 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule relating to overtime exemption for employees performing executive, administrative, and professional duties – the so called “white collar” exemptions – under...
CMS Posts Technical Corrections to Medicaid Access Rule
In a June 26 posting to the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced non-substantive updates to the Medicaid Access Rule. In review of the posting of changes, LeadingAge agrees...
CMS Proposes to Extend NHSN Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to extend weekly National Healthcare Safety Network (NSHN) reporting for nursing homes. As they have done in the past, CMS has slipped reporting requirements...
LeadingAge Joins Letter to CMS on CMP Proposed Rule
In a June 27 letter to the CMS Administrator, LeadingAge joined AHCA, AJAS, AAPACN, LSA and other associations to outline significant concerns about, and opposition to, the increased enforcement proposal laid out in CMS’s...
CDC Updates Recommendation for RSV Vaccine
On June 26, CDC updated its recommendations for the use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines in people aged 60 and older for the upcoming respiratory virus season. The new guidelines are:
Everyone aged 75...
Quarterly Update on Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) Now Available
Swingtech sends informational messages to hospices related to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) on a quarterly basis. Their latest outreach communication is now available. To receive Swingtech’s quarterly emails, send an email to QRPHelp@swingtech.com....
Weekly Recaps: July 3, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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HCBS-FE Waiver Renewal Public Input Sessions
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services will be hosting public input sessions on the HCBS-FE waiver renewal. Review the attached flyer to find out dates, times, locations and how to access the meetings...
Texas Court Signals Skepticism About FTC’s Authority to Enact Ban on Non-Competes
As reported by Bloomberg and other media outlets, in a July 3 decision, federal Judge Ada Brown issued a limited, temporary injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning non-compete agreements. Judge Brown serves in...
Hospice and SNF: Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sending notice to hospices and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that were determined to be out of compliance with their respective Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements...