2024 Millage Forms Are Due in TWO DAYS
To determine the member dues for 2024, please provide your Program Service Revenue (Millage) to LeadingAge Kansas no later than June 16th.
Each year, LeadingAge Kansas asks members to provide information to help us determine...
Is It Time For You to Renew Your Administrator License?
No email reminder was sent out this year due to some technical difficulties. A postcard was mailed out to all Administrators needing to renew this year. If you did not receive a postcard in...
Vaccination Mandate: Your Questions Answered
With CMS publishing the Staff Vaccination Mandate rule on June 5th, there’s been question as to whether providers need to continue asking for staff vaccination documentation until the effective date of August 5th. Here’s...
KDHE Releases Statewide Unwinding Data for April and May
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the unwinding data for April and May earlier this week. This data is a snapshot in time and currently does not have enough data to provide...
Appointments for Interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology
Legislators from both the House and Senate have been selected to serve on the interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology. This committee was added as a budget proviso after stakeholder feedback during the...
Expanding Telehealth Access Act Reintroduced (HR 3875/S3193)
Representatives Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), along with 16 other original cosponsors, reintroduced the Expanding Telehealth Access Act on June 6th. The bill would permanently allow audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech...
HHS Concerned About Loss of Medicaid Coverage for a Million People
In a letter to governors from Secretary Xavier Becerra of the Department of Health and Human Services, Becerra urges states to review their state’s unwinding plans. As states begin their return to normal Medicaid...
NHSN Webinars on Updates to LTCF Modules
NHSN will continue to host webinars throughout June on updates to the Long-Term Care Facility modules for both COVID-19 data and vaccination reporting. Catch updates to the Resident Impact and Staff Impact pathways in...
CMS Issues New Tools and Data on Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Assistance for...
In compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act, on June 12th, CMS issued new tools to lower prescription drug costs for low-income people with Medicare through the Extra Help program. On January 1, 2024, eligible seniors...
CMS Released Data on SNF Use for MA Enrollees between 2016-2019
CMS looks at MA enrollees use of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) examining this data by type of entitlement, demographic characteristics including whether they are dual eligible and by area of residence. The data shows...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing Home Update.
Workforce Policy Update. Here is your weekly Workforce...
We Have Added a New Class to Our On-Demand Platform
Check out our newest offering on the on-demand platform, Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) for CCRC’s and NSF’s. If you are looking for on-demand learning for you or your team, check out the options in...