House Committee Passes Bill to Halt Staffing Mandate
On March 6, the House Ways and Means Committee passed H.R. 7513, the Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care Act, by a vote of...
Kansas Capitol Happenings for Week Ending March 13
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on HB2784, the oversight of CCRC from KID to KDADS bill, and...
Weekly Recaps: March 6, 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...
CMS Announces Plans to End the Hospice VBID Program in 2024
On March 4, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the end of the Value Based Insurance Design Hospice Benefit Component as...
OIG Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Experiences During COVID
The Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a report on February 29, Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can...
CDC Updates Public Health Guidance for Respiratory Illness; Healthcare Settings Recommendations Do Not Change
CDC released updated public health guidance on respiratory illness on March 1. Find the guidance here. This guidance, which does not apply to healthcare...
CDC Advisory Panel Recommends Another COVID Shot for Older Adults
On February 28, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that people 65 and older receive an...
Strategic Plan for Aging Act Introduced in the Senate
Senators Gillibrand and Casey introduced their Strategic Plan for Aging Act on February 28. The bill would create a new, nationwide grant program to...
Federal Nursing Home Staffing Rule at OMB
On March 1, HHS officially transmitted the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting rule (CMS-3442) to the Office of...
Bill: VA Must Study Impacts of Any Implemented Staffing Mandate
On February 29, Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) introduced S. 3841, which would require the Department of Veterans’ Affairs “to study...
Committee to Vote on Federal Minimum Staffing Mandate Bill
On March 6, the House Committee on Ways and Means will vote on H.R. 7513, the Protecting American Seniors’ Access to Care Act. The...
LeadingAge Kansas Meets with KDHE Medicaid Eligibility and KDADS CARE to Address Issues
LeadingAge Kansas and the Kansas Healthcare Association met with leaders from the KDHE Medicaid Eligibility department and KDADS CARE team to discuss issues with...