LeadingAge Submits Comments on CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
LeadingAge continued to advocate for improvements in the prior authorization processes used by MA plans including shortening the time plans have to make those determinations. In addition, LeadingAge offered its support to CMS proposals...
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...
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...
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.
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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...