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 weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your...
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 overtime exemptions for employees performing executive, administrative, and professional (EAP)...
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, March 21 at 1:00 PM CT to provide the latest...
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 the Change Healthcare Cyberattack. The provider noticed they were being...
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 language allowing the Fire Marshal’s inspectors to utilize still camera...
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 weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home 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 Sheet comes about after requests from LeadingAge and other stakeholders...
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 for these individuals to be considered up to date with...
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 payments will be evaluated and shared this information with the...
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 Level 3 SAMS security access to continue reporting. NHSN has...
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 increase access to care for older adults and support the...
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 expires on September 30, 2024. Efforts to reauthorize the OAA...