DOL Submits Final Overtime Exemptions Rule to OMB for Review
The U.S. Department of Labor on March 1 sent the White House Office of Management and Budget a final rule for review relating to...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates
LeadingAge to Host Change Healthcare Cyberattack Town Hall for Members – March 21st, 1:00 PM CT.
LeadingAge will host a members-only town hall on Thursday,...
Third Party Claims Processing Fees
This week a LeadingAge Kansas member, Homestead Health Center, shared with us Aetna has started utilizing ECHO as a third-party claims processor due to...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 22
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare took action on HB2777, the body camera bill. The amendment introduced by Senator Pettey inserted...
Weekly Recaps: March 13, 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 Fact Sheet on Vaccine Billing in SNFs
CMS released a Fact Sheet on March 7 to help answer questions about billing for respiratory vaccines in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This Fact...
Second COVID Shot is Required for Older Adults to be Up to Date
LeadingAge clarified with CDC on March 8 that the second COVID shot recommended on February 28 for adults aged 65 and older is required...
Change Healthcare Cyberattack Updates:
CMS Announces Terms of Accelerated and Advanced Payments
CMS issued a fact sheet on how its new Change Healthcare/Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) Accelerated and Advance...
Level 3 SAMS Security Access Now Required for All NHSN Users
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system, through which nursing homes report COVID, flu, and other data, is now requiring all users to obtain...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Address Assisted Living Workforce and Increase Accessibility for Seniors
On March 8, Representatives Scott Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) introduced the Safeguarding Elderly Needs for Infrastructure and Occupational Resources (SENIOR) Act to...
Hearing on Older Americans Act Reauthorization
On March 7, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on the Older Americans Act, authorization for which...
Federal Court Strikes Down NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On March 8, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District of Texas struck down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) final...