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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Court Overturns Chevron Precedent
The Supreme Court on June 28 upended the 40-year-old Chevron precedent, which gave federal agencies interpretive leeway where statutes were murky. The Supreme Court’s...
KSFM Information Release for Assisted Living Facilities
The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office requested assistance with disseminating the following information release for assisted living facilities. Review more here.
Weekly Recaps: June 26, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly...
Final Days to Use PRF Before Reporting Begins July 1
Providers who received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) or American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural payments between January 1 and June 30 of 2023 have until...
OMB Completes Review of CY2025 Home Health Proposed Rule
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed its review of the CY2025 Home Health Proposed rule on Monday, June 24. LeadingAge anticipates the...
LeadingAge Seeking Member Feedback on Hospice CARE Act of 2024
There are still opportunities to join LeadingAge and get information, ask questions, and provide feedback on critical new draft legislation which will make significant...
Change Healthcare Breach Notification Outreach Beginning
Change Healthcare, the nation’s largest medical bill clearinghouse, started notifying providers and insurers on June 20 whether their patients’ or members’ data was compromised...