Weekly Recaps
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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Medicare Open Enrollment Kicked Off October 15th
Now is a great time for LeadingAge members to have a conversation with their residents, clients, customers, and their families about their Medicare options. Providers can share information about what Medicare Advantage and Special...
Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra Credits Union for Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Mandate....
In a Facebook live event sponsored by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Secretary Becerra said: “We are here because so many of you made the demand, quite honestly, the push to make sure...
KING Annual Seminar
Registration is now open for the KING Annual Seminar, November 17th at the Larksfield Place Auditorium in Wichita. Dr. John Estivo will present a session on “Prevailing Factor and Returning the Injured Worker Back...
LeadingAge Kansas EBI Annual Membership Meeting
Please join your EBI peers at the LeadingAge Kansas Employee Benefits, Inc. Annual Membership Meeting in Newton at the Meridian Center, November 9th. Check-in begins at 9:30 AM with opening remarks beginning at 10:00...
Join Us This Friday for Our Weekly Webinars
Join us each Friday at 10:00 AM CT for the Weekly Webcast Update. If you have not registered to view the weekly webinar, you can do so here. For archives of past Weekly Webcast Updates,...
Fall 2023 Joint Provider Workshop is Coming to You
This year’s Fall Joint Provider is right around the corner! Join us in Topeka, Wichita, or virtually to hear about staff competencies, best practices, and MDS Survey trends. Up to 6.5 CE hours are...
Join us for another Online Adult Care Operator’s Course by GERTI
Are you interested in becoming a Kansas Certified Adult Care Home Operator? Then this course is perfect for you! LeadingAge Kansas and GERTI are bringing a 4-week online Adult Care Home Operators course for...
Emergency Preparedness Reports from OIG
The HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released three separate reports on nursing home emergency preparedness in September. Read more here.
These reports are just the latest in a string of activity from...
HHS Begins Transition of Paxlovid to Commercial Market, Protecting Medicare, and Medicaid Beneficiaries
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a statement on its agreement with Pfizer to extend patient access to Paxlovid, aimed at minimizing taxpayer investment, as Paxlovid is transitioned to the...
CMS Announces 2024 Medicare Premiums and Deductibles
On October 12th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a Fact Sheet with 2024 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for Medicare Part A and Part B, among other information.
Medicare Part B Premiums/Deductibles:...
CMS Issues Non-Compliance Letters for CY 2024 APU for Home Health Agencies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide notifications to home health agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP) requirements for calendar...