Legislation Introduced to Support Apprenticeship Programs and Protect Access to Public Benefits
On May 2, 2024, Rep DelBene introduced The Apprenticeship Opportunity Act(H.R. 8225) that would require states that receive grants for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to exclude an individual’s first year...
Weekly Recaps: May 8, 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.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your...
Home Health CY2025 Proposed Rule Goes to OMB
On April 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services submitted CY 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy and Home IVIG Services Payment Update (CMS-1803) proposed rule to...
New Proposed CAHPS Hospice Survey Available for Review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing in the FY2025 Hospice Wage Index to implement a revised CAHPS Hospice Survey beginning with January 2025 decedents. A 2021 CAHPS Hospice Survey mode...
CMS Update IDR and Enforcement Procedures for Home Health and Hospice
On May 3, the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at CMS issued a memo revising the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 10 to update informal dispute resolution process and enforcement procedures for hospice...
President Biden Vetoes Congressional Resolution of Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule
On May 3, President Biden vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) final rule, issued in October 2023, establishing a new and broader standard for determining whether...
House Ways and Means Committee to Mark Up Several Health-Related Bills
House Ways and Means Committee to Mark Up Several Health-Related Bills
House Committee to Consider CNA Lockout Bill. Included in the May 8 markup is legislation to address the two-year CNA lockout for nursing homes....
CMS Defers Many Questions on Staffing Standards to Yet-to-be-released Interpretive Guidance
LeadingAge met with CMS on May 1 for the monthly associations call. Many questions were asked related to how the recently released minimum staffing standards rule would be regulated and enforced by CMS. CMS...
Recording and Materials from Staffing Mandate Webinar
As of May 1, LeadingAge’s April 30 Policy Update: Federal Staffing Mandate Replay (recording and materials) is now available on the LeadingAge Learning Hub. For members, the webinar is free of charge. If a...
Calling Out White House on Disparaging Nursing Home Characterizations
In a May 2 letter, LeadingAge president and CEO Katie Smith Sloan expressed deep dismay and concern over the Administration’s mischaracterization of nursing homes and continued inflammatory comments regarding the quality of care provided...
LeadingAge Kansas To Attend Monthly Stakeholder Calls with KDHE Eligibility and KDADS Next Week
Next Friday, May 17, LeadingAge Kansas will attend stakeholder calls with both the KDHE Eligibility and KDADS teams to discuss issues, concerns, successes and more. If there is something you would like an update...
Kansas City Area Members Save the Date for Candidate Meet and Greet
LeadingAge Kansas will be co-hosting a candidate meet and greet for healthcare providers in the Kansas City area on Tuesday, June 25 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Other healthcare providers participating in the event include Kansas...