Weekly Recaps: April 10, 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...
CMS Division of Nursing Homes Discuss Areas of Focus to Wrap QualCon 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presented their annual Quality Conference April 8 - 10 in Baltimore, Maryland. A virtual participation option...
OIG Identifies Issues with Nursing Home-initiated Discharges
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released two reports on April 3 outlining concerns about facility-initiated...
CMS Directs Questions/Concerns About EBP to CDC
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed the recent incorporation of Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) into the nursing home Requirements of Participation on...
New Rule Clarifies Employee Representation During OSHA Inspections
On April 1, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule concerning the rights of employees to authorize a representative...
Bill Would Attract, Recruit, Retain Direct Care Workers
On April 10, Representatives Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced the Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act, which would provide grants...
CMS Releases Final Rule on Streamlining Medicaid Eligibility Determination Processes
On April 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally published a final rule, Streamlining Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic...
Senate Passes Resolution to Repeal NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On a vote of 50-48, the U.S. Senate, on April 10, voted to overturn a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) final rule, issued in...
Weekly Recaps: April 3, 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 Affordable...
LeadingAge Analysis of FY2025 Hospice Rule
On March 28, CMS released the FY2025 Hospice Wage Index proposed rule. LeadingAge has completed a review of the proposals for LeadingAge members. This...
Change Healthcare: UHG reports Largest Clearinghouse Back Online
UnitedHealth Group reports that medical claims have returned through its Change Healthcare network. It notes its Assurance started up the week of March 18 and...
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....