Governor’s Office Invited LeadingAge Kansas and Others to Meet on Medicaid Expansion
Governor Kelly and Lieutenant Governor Toland invited LeadingAge Kansas and other health and human services associations to a closed-door meeting on Medicaid Expansion last week. The Governor’s office is seeking individual businesses to sign...
Joint Aging Services Day is February 1st- Are You Registered?
Registration is now open for our upcoming Aging Services Day on February 1st. This year, Aging Services Day has come together through a collaboration with LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted...
Providers Facing Issues with Faxing Medicaid Applications to KDHE
A few provider members have shared issues with faxing Medicaid applications to KDHE, receiving a confirmation page, only to be told by KDHE the fax was never received through their server. KDHE Leadership has...
Fire Marshal: Winter Storms and Your Sprinkler System
With colder weather and winter storms, it’s important to keep your sprinkler systems in mind. Utilize this “quick tips” document from the Fire Marshal’s office to do so.
LeadingAge Meets with HHS Secretary to Work on Increasing Vax Rates of Nursing Home...
On January 3rd, Katie Sloan and Ruth Katz met with HHS Secretary Becerra and a small group of his senior advisors, along with Mark Parkinson and David Gifford of the American Health Care Association....
LeadingAge to CMS: Engage with Us on Survey Reform
LeadingAge sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on January 4th urging the agency to engage with LeadingAge and other stakeholders on survey reform. This should be an “all hands” effort with those...
CMS Says It Will Audit and Enforce MA Plan Compliance with New MA Rules...
The coalition of post-acute care associations and the Center for Medicare Advocacy met January 3rd with roughly 15 CMS leaders and staff who work in the Center for Medicare and oversee the Medicare Advantage...
Changes to NHSN Vaccination Reporting
The CDC has made changes to vaccination reporting for health care personnel (HCP) in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Beginning with reporting week January 1 – 7, 2024, NHSN users will note that...
DOL Releases Final Independent Contractor Rule
On January 9th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the issuance of a final rule that revises the federal framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. This rule...
CMS Authorizes New Hospice RAC Audit
In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Performant to begin a nationwide new hospice audit under the Recovery Audit Contractor responsibilities. The audit will look at Extended Length of...
LeadingAge Submits Results of Hospice Audit Survey to CMS
LeadingAge, in collaboration with other national hospice associations, conducted a survey in October 2023 regarding the burden of audits on hospice providers. They compiled a detailed report based on the findings and sent it...
Weekly Recaps: January 10, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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