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...
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...
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...
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...
Weekly Recaps: March 27, 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...
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...
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...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates
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...
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....
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....
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),...
Weekly Recaps: March 20, 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...