Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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LeadingAge Kansas Submits Comments on Proposed Adult Protective Services (APS) Rule
Last week, LeadingAge Kansas submitted comments on the proposed APS rule that will establish a minimum floor of state requirements in responding to abuse and neglect of elders and standardize definitions across all 50...
LeadingAge Kansas Regional Coffee Chats Wrap Up
The final coffee chats wrapped up at the beginning of this week. There were 28 policymakers or policy staff and 46 members in attendance at the seven sessions held between October 16th and November...
LeadingAge Kansas Receives Bi-Partisan Support via Letters Opposing Minimum Staffing Rule
The Government Affairs team has been working with federal and state policymakers in sending letters to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure and HHS Secretary Becerra outlining concerns with the proposed minimum staffing rule. Review each letter...
Overview of KDADS Regional Round Tables on Survey Findings
The Survey, Credentialing, and Certification Commission (SCCC) for KDADS hosted regional round tables across four different areas of the state last week. Survey data for Quarter 3 was reviewed and discussions around the top...
Latest Edition of KDADS Sunflower Connection Released
October’s edition of the Sunflower Connection highlights various topics such as power strip safety, MDS system changes, and information on citations and deficiencies. Review the newsletter here.
Recording for KDADS PDPM Webinar Now Available
The recording for the KDADS webinar on transitions to PDPM is now available. Items discussed included lack of ability to forecast exact rates due to no clear crosswalk between RUGS and PDPM and how...
Congress Works to Avoid Shutdown
On November 14th, the House passed a two-step continuing resolution (CR) to keep some federal programs, including HUD’s, funded until January 19th and others, including HHS’s, until February 2nd. Absent enacted fiscal year 2024...
CMS Imposes Hiring Freeze, May be Impacted by Federal Budget Deal
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instituted a partial hiring freeze in July and at an event in Washington, DC on November 8th, Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure cautioned that the agency’s operations will...
LeadingAge Highlights Concerns with DOL Proposed Federal Overtime Rule
On November 7th, LeadingAge submitted a comment letter to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division, raising concerns about the Department’s proposed rule defining the overtime exemptions for executive, administrative, and professional employees...
CMS Releases Final Evaluation of Medicare Care Choices Model
The fifth and final evaluation of the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) was released by CMS in November. The model, which concluded in December 2021, tested whether offering eligible Medicare beneficiaries the option to...
Proposed MA Rule Appears to Hold Good News
CMS has issued its annual update to the Medicare Advantage, Special Needs Plan and PACE programs as part of its CY2025 Medicare Advantage policy and technical proposed rule. The rule will be officially published...