Proposed Staffing Rule Resources
Here is the serial post on staffing ratios from LeadingAge National. You can find the recording of the September 7th Town Hall on Staffing Ratios, as well as a new, more in-depth analysis of...
CMS Nursing Home Stakeholder Call Set for September 14th, 2:30 PM CT
On September 11th, CMS announced that it will host a Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Thursday, September 14th at 2:30 PM CT. As always, the event is open to the public, but registration at...
ACL Proposes Adult Protective Services Rule, Seeks Comments
The Administration on Community Living (ACL) proposed a rule, to be published in the Federal Register on September 12th, to establish the first-ever federal regulations for Adult Protective Services (APS) programs. ACL released a...
House Committee Seeks Input on Workforce, Payments, Financing
In a September 7th open letter to health care stakeholders, House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) said the Committee is seeking information about Improving Access to Health Care in Rural...
LeadingAge Meets with CMS to Continue Conversation about Audits
Following up on their letter on hospice audits and more effectively targeting hospice oversight, LeadingAge and other national organizations met with CMS on September 8th to further discuss these important issues. CMS was receptive...
Countdown to Latest PRF Reporting Deadline
Providers are reminded that there are just over two weeks left to submit reports for Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 5. Reports must be submitted by 10:59 PM CT on September 30th. This...
PACE Organizations – HPMS Memos on Risk Adjustment Updates and Contract Option Elections
On September 1st, CMS released memos to PACE organizations and other Medicare Advantage plans about eligibility to select full risk or new enrollee categories for all Part A only enrollees. More information is available...
LeadingAge Submits Comments on Physician Fee Schedule
Today, LeadingAge submitted comments on the proposed CY2024 Physician Fee Schedule. The comments focused on three areas: first, CMS' proposed Caregiver Training Services (CTS), second, adding Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) and Mental Health...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Home Health and Hospice Weekly Recaps
Life Plan Community Weekly Recap
Medicaid HCBS and PACE Weekly Recap
Nursing Home Weekly...
Don’t Fall Behind, Join Us for the Fall Conference
With sessions on the upcoming PDPM changes for Medicaid, strategies for financial success, the role of partnerships and collaborations for serving and sustaining, maintenance therapy how to’s, accounts receivable tips and more, you don’t...
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,...
KING Annual Seminar
Save the date for the KING Annual Seminar on November 17th at Larksfield Place in Wichita. The featured presentation is “Joint Pain, Prevailing Factor, and Returning the Injured Worker Back to Work” by Dr....