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...
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...
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...
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...
Weekly Recaps: May 15, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event on Friday, June 14
LeadingAge Kansas along with DCF, Aetna, KHCA, The Face of Kansas, and the Medicaid Inspector General’s Office are co-sponsoring an Elder Abuse Awareness Day...
Kansas City Region Candidate Meet and Greet on Tuesday, June 25
LeadingAge Kansas, along with several other associations, will host a candidate meet and greet in the Kansas City region on June 25th. All regional...