New Legislation Introduced to Strengthen the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) introduced new legislation to strengthen the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America...
CMS Releases Interim Final Rule to Curtail Procedural Medicaid Disenrollments
Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 were provisions that allowed states to resume Medicaid eligibility terminations in April of 2023 along with data reporting requirements. CMS has used these data or failure...
MedPAC Hospice Recommendation Includes No Payment Update
On December 7th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed recommendations for hospice payment in 2025. The commissioners finalized a recommendation for no payment update for hospice services, the payment recommendation will be finalized in...
MedPAC Recommends 3% Cut to SNFs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met December 8th to review post-acute provider payment adequacy including Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). This is part of their annual responsibility to make recommendations to Congress. It should...
LeadingAge President and CEO Authors Open Letter to Speaker Johnson
Katie Smith-Sloan sent an open letter to newly selected Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson highlighting the ever-growing population of adults over sixty-five and the need for bold leadership to ensure older Americans age...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Tells CMS More and Better Data Needed on Medicare Advantage
LeadingAge applauds the December 7th bipartisan letter sent to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Catherine Cortez Mastro (D-NV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) calling for more transparency in...