We Are Excited for Our First Weekly Webinar on Zoom
LeadingAge Kansas weekly webinars will be moving to Zoom starting this Friday, June 21. Make sure you register for the Zoom series of webinars...
More No Cost Live, Virtual Active Shooter Prevention and Response Trainings Coming on June...
Is your organization prepared for an active shooter event? Does everyone on your team know how to respond should this happen in your organization?
Unfortunately,...
Sunshine Meadows Resident Opened Local Baseball Game
Acey Dials, a resident at Sunshine Meadows, recently had the honor of throwing out the first pitch of a Hutchinson Monarch’s baseball game. According...
Special Session Wrapped Up in One Day
With the entire session lasting just over 9 hours, the legislature passed two major plans: tax relief and STAR Bond plan. The new tax...
KanCare Oversight Committee to Meet June 25
A one-day hearing for the Joint Bob Bethell KanCare Oversight committee is scheduled for Monday, June 25. No verbal testimony will be allowed due...
Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet on June 26
There’s still time for LeadingAge Kansas providers in the Kansas City region to register to attend the Kansas City Area Candidate Meet and Greet....
It’s Official: LeadingAge is Co-Plaintiff in Lawsuit to Halt Nursing Home Staffing Mandates
LeadingAge on June 18 joined the American Health Care Association’s (AHCA) lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers...
CMS Releases Revised Guidance for Facility Assessment
In a June 18 Quality, Safety & Oversight Group (QSOG) and Survey & Operations Group (SOG) QSO 24-13-NH Memo, CMS is revising the requirements...
DEA Submits Proposed Rule on E-Prescribing Controlled Substances to OMB
On June 13, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted proposed rules on the prescribing of controlled substances via telemedicine to the Office of Management...
LeadingAge Meets with CMS Life Safety Code Officials
LeadingAge met with officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to discuss Life Safety Code and Emergency Preparedness requirements on June...
Wall Street Journal Publishes Consecutive Articles on LPC Solvency
Within the last week, the Wall Street Journal has published two probative articles that seek to explore the financial viability of LPCs through the...
Bipartisan Bill to Improve Prior Authorization Processes, Transparency and Accountability Reintroduced
On June 12, a bipartisan group of House (135 members) and Senate (45 senators) members introduced an updated version of the Improving Seniors’ Timely...