FY 2025 SNF PPS Rule Proposes 4.1% Increase and Increased CMP Authority
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule was released to the Federal Register on March 28. The rule proposes a 4.1% payment increase, 0.1% greater than...
LeadingAge Meets with Federal Officials on Staffing Proposed Rule
On March 29, LeadingAge met with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Intergovernmental and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, HHS, and CMS about the...
Election Year Toolkit Now Available
The 2024 Election Year Toolkit has been recently updated on the LeadingAge Kansas website. It encompasses a range of topics such as voter registration guidance, polling site locations statewide, advanced registration procedures, key deadlines,...
Office of Medicaid Inspector General Releases CCRC Audit Report
The OIG released his Continuing Care Retirement Communities Audit Report this week, and the headline has started circulating around news outlets due to its suggestion the state lost $88 million in bed taxes over...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending April 5
LeadingAge Kansas had a packed week with conferences and committee meetings. The Subcommittee on Contract Nursing convened Monday through Wednesday, tackling topics such as history, liability issues, pay discrepancies, and workforce efforts in contract...
Weekly Recaps: March 27, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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MedPAC Publishes Chapter on Skilled Nursing Facility Services
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued its yearly Report to Congress on March 15, finalizing recommendations to reduce Medicare base payment rates for skilled nursing facility services by 3% for fiscal year 2025,...
LeadingAge Comments on Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization
On March 21, LeadingAge responded to a request from Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with other senators, for feedback on...
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HHS Provides List of Payer Resources to Providers
On March 25, HHS shared a list of national payer contact information health care providers can use to get answers from health care plans about the availability...
CMS Now Requires Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released memo QSO-24-08-NH on March 20 incorporating Enhanced Barrier Precautions into nursing home infection control requirements. The standard, introduced by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 29
The House and Senate are on their respective floors this week hearing bills passed out of the second chamber and determining conference committee appointments. The House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means held their...
Become a Tester for an NIH Study of the Workforce Serving Individuals with Dementia
Researchers are seeking direct care workers currently employed providing direct care to people living with dementia. Eligible participants include administrators, nurses (RN and LPN/LVN), nursing assistants, medication assistants, personal care aides, home health aides,...