Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet on June 26
There’s still time for LeadingAge Kansas providers in the Kansas City region to register to attend the Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet....
KanCare Oversight Committee to Meet June 25
A one-day hearing for the Joint Bob Bethell KanCare Oversight committee is scheduled for Monday, June 25. No verbal testimony will be allowed due...
Special Session Wrapped Up in One Day
With the entire session lasting just over 9 hours, the legislature passed two major plans: tax relief and STAR Bond plan. The new tax...
Weekly Updates: June 12, 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...
CMS Updates Hospice Certifying Physician Enrollment Guidance, Again
On Thursday, June 6, CMS published an update to FAQs for the hospice certifying physician enrollment to better align with current hospice regulations and...
PACE Programs and MAOs: Reminder to Complete Plan Connectivity Data Submission
All prospective PACE programs and Medicare Advantage Organizations along with any existing contract or plan that intends to make changes to their Plan Connectivity...
CMS Responds: $75 million Nursing Awareness Campaign
On April 26, LeadingAge sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, asking questions and offering to partner on CMS’ stated forthcoming investment of...
Senators Request Report from Veterans Affairs (VA) on the Impact of the Finalized Staffing...
On June 4, 2024, Senators King (I-ME) and Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Secretary McDonough of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) asking...
Register for the New Members-Only National Policy Pulse Call
LeadingAge is excited to launch a new, members-only briefing and analysis call with our experts, “National Policy Pulse,” every Monday at 2:30 PM CT,...
Congressional Letter on 3-Day Stay Wavier During PHE
Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) transmitted a letter on May 1 to the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees funding...
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...
CRA Resolution to Overturn Staffing Rule Introduced in Senate
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Joe Manchin (I-WV) introduced on June 4 a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to overturn CMS'S final...