Amendment to Prevent Federal Staffing Mandate Adopted in Appropriations Bill
On November 14th, LeadingAge issued a vote recommendation to all members of the House of Representatives in support of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations...
CMS Releases Final Rule on Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership and Management
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on November 15th placed on display in the Federal Register a final rule requiring nursing homes enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid to disclose and submit certain...
NLRB Extends Effective Date of Final Rule Revising Joint-Employer Standard
On November 16th the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) extended the effective date of its recent rule on determining the standard for joint-employer status from December 26, 2023, to February 26, 2024. This standard...
Senators Highlight Aging Services in Letter Calling for NLRB to Reconsider Joint Employer Rule
On November 20th, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Tim Scott (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) sent a letter to the National Labor Relations Board sharing significant concerns with the Board’s 2023 Joint...
CMS Releases 2024 SSI, MSP, and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
CMS makes annual updates to supplemental security income (SSI), spousal impoverishment and Medicare Savings Program (MSP) resource guidelines. These updates reflect changes in the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI)....
OIG Work Plan Updated to Include Two New Nursing Home-Related Projects
The HHS Office of Inspector General released work plan updates on November 15th that include two projects of interest for nursing home members. The first is a case study on emergency preparedness in healthcare...
New Emergency Preparedness Resources from ASPR
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) released two new emergency preparedness resources that members may find useful when reviewing and updating emergency plans.
The Utility Failures in Healthcare Toolkit provides planning and response...
Walgreens Support for Staff Vaccine Clinics
In an effort to increase vaccine uptake among nursing home staff, Walgreens is being incentivized to provide assistance, including on-site vaccine clinics, for nursing home staff. To express interest and learn more about this...
3 Million Older Americans who Need LTC Go Without
KFF Health News has partnered with the New York Times on a series of articles about the U.S. public’s awareness of, attitudes about, and experiences with long term care. The series is called Dying...
Weekly Recaps 11/22/2023
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
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Leadership & Management Excellent Series is Now Live On-Demand
Did you miss out on Del Gilbert’s Leadership and Management Excellence series, or do you want others in your organization to watch? Now they can! Explore this captivating seven-part learning series designed to offer actionable...
CMS Announces November Home Health, Hospice and DME Open Door Forum
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will host an open-door forum for Home Health, Hospice and DME providers on Wednesday, November 29th at 1:00 PM CT. The forum will include updates on the...