LeadingAge National Government Updates: November 6, 2024
AHA Files Brief Challenging CMS’ Minimum Staffing Rule for Nursing Homes
On October 24, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Texas Hospital Association filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. District Court for the...
Kansas Advocacy Updates: November 6, 2024
Kansas, et al. v. Becerra Staffing Rule Lawsuit Update
The coalition of 20 state attorneys general and 17 LeadingAge state affiliates, representing 21 states, and 2 Kansas nursing home providers filed a motion for preliminary...
LeadingVoice Advocacy Bootcamp Registration Open – Space is Limited
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LeadingAge National Government News: October 23, 2024
LeadingAge, Fellow Plaintiffs File Motion for Summary Judgment in Staffing Standard Lawsuit in TX
On October 18, LeadingAge and fellow plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the CMS nursing home staffing final rule filed a motion...
Kansas Advocacy Updates: October 23, 2024
KDADS Survey Regional Roundtables First Week of November – Register for Free Now!
Proposed agenda items for the KDADS Survey Regional Roundtables are:
SLO involuntary discharge reporting
Changes to CCRC since July 1, 2024
Receivership-what is it and...
LeadingAge National Government Updates
CMS Issues Rule Outlining Appeals Processes Relating to Hospital Observation Status
On October 11, CMS published a Final Rule establishing appeals processes for certain Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted as hospital inpatients but are...
Kansas Advocacy News: October 16, 2024
Survey Trends in Kansas
LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Healthcare Association, and Kansas Adult Care Executives met with Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Survey, Credentialing, and Certification Assistant Commissioner, Dawne Altis, to discuss healthcare...
LeadingVoice Advocacy Bootcamp Registration Open – Space is Limited
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LeadingAge National Government News: October 2, 2024
Senator Kevin Cramer’s Floor Speech Opposing Staffing Mandate
Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) voiced his opposition to the federal staffing mandate in a September 24 speech delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate. He also...
Kansas Advocacy News: October 2, 2024
LeadingVoice Advocacy Bootcamp Registration Open – Space is Limited
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Kansas Advocacy Updates: September 25, 2024
Updates from the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office
The Kansas Elevator Safety Act adopted in 2023 to ensure your organization remains in compliance with all elevators being registered with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office...
LeadingAge National Government Updates: September 11, 2024
CMS Expands Hospice Enhanced Oversight Potentially to Existing Hospices
On September 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will expand prepayment review in four states, California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. This...