Negotiating Medicare Advantage Contracts
Skilled Nursing News has a great article with tips for negotiating Medicare Advantage contracts. With the increase in Medicare Advantage plans being experienced, this is a good read for some ideas of how to...
LeadingAge National Supports Rule Change for Teens Operating Patient Lifts
LeadingAge recently filed comments in support of the U.S. Department of Labor's proposal to eliminate restrictions on the operation of patient lifts by nursing home employees under the age of 18. If finalized, the rule will remove the...
KC Metro Community Disaster Tabletop Exercise December 17th
The KC Metro Community Disaster Resiliency Network (CDRN) will conduct a tabletop exercise for community-based, faith-based, and health care organizations from 9-noon on Monday, December 17th. The purpose of this exercise is to discuss plans,...
Feds Issue SNF and HHA Adoption and Interoperability Report
The US HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology recently released an ONC Data Brief titled Electronic Health Record Adoption and Interoperability among U.S. Skilled Nursing Facilities in 2017.
Here are a few...
Bill Would Extend Soon-to-Expire Federal Spousal Impoverishment Protections in HCBS
The Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act would extend soon-to-expire federal spousal impoverishment protections for spouses of people receiving Medicaid home and community-based services. LeadingAge National strongly supports the Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act.