Gig Economy Reveals Important Information About the Workforce
Millions of Americans are embracing work in the gig economy often doing casual work but are not counted as employed for the purposes of the government's official statistics. New research sheds light on the...
New Member Orientation – Wednesday, December 15th
We invite new members to this orientation to learn more about LeadingAge Kansas and to get to know the staff, benefits of membership and resources available. Even if you’re not a new member feel...
Build Back Better – Will it Pass the Senate by Christmas?
Today Senate Majority Leader Senator Schumer sent a letter to the Senate Democratic Caucus updating on the progress on Build Back Better and setting the goal of the Senate completing its work on the bill before...
Nursing Home Advisory Group
The monthly Nursing Home Advisory Group call was held this past Tuesday with a whopping 200 participants! Thank you to all who joined the call and/or shared with your networks. Read about the call...
The Week in Media : November 29 – December 5, 2021
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
Build Back Better remains a media focus, although coverage of aging services related provisions...
KDADS Requests Assistance in Verifying Proper Licensure Displays
KDADS hosted a stakeholder call on Tuesday, December 5th and covered various topics including the salmonella outbreaks from cantaloupe, budget neutrality with PDPM conversion, and LTCUs transitioning back to free-standing SNFs. KDADS advised when...
PACE Plus Act to be Introduced in House
LeadingAge is pleased to report that the PACE Plus Act, S. 1162, introduced earlier this year in the Senate by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Senate Special Aging Chairman, will be introduced in the House...
Medicare Sequestration and PAYGO Update
LeadingAge has joined with other Medicare providers to urge Congress to suspend re-imposing the 2% Medicare sequestration cuts scheduled for January 2022. During the pandemic, Congress suspended Medicare sequestration twice, the last time in April, until Dec....
CFPB Announces Webinar Series Highlighting Resources that Support Financial Learning
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced a free four-part webinar series to highlight the Bureau’s “Your Money, Your Goals” financial empowerment and consumer protection resources. The series is designed for organizations that...
CMS Increases State Flexibility in Setting Financial Eligibility for HCBS
Today CMS released a State Medicaid Director (SMD) letter clarifying that states have the option to target and tailor income and resource disregards for individuals who are eligible for or seeking home and community...
“Dying Broke” Series Highlighted in KFF Webinar – All Americans Deserve an Affordable, Equitable...
KFF hosted a webinar on December 5th, “The Long-Term Care Crisis – Why Few Can Afford to Grow Old in America.” Featuring authors Jonathan Rau and Reed Abelson, as well as Anne Tumlinson of...
Leadership & Management Excellence Series is Now Live On-Demand
Previous participants in the Leadership and Management Excellence: Strategies for Success series have called it the best leadership training they have attended! The full series is now available at your convenience through our on-demand...