COVID-19 Advocacy Archive

LeadingAge is advocating for federal regulations and legislation to address the impact COVID-19 is having on our members.

LeadingAge advocates for aging services providers across the full continuum of care and we are aggressively working to ensure that our members – and all providers caring for older adults – have the resources they need to protect their residents, clients, and staff from this deadly virus. Following is a complete list of documents and official statements.

ADVOCACY FROM LEADINGAGE:

Congressional Task Force Spearheads HCBS Recommendations (4/15/21)
LeadingAge Congratulations Letter to New CMMI Director (4/6/21)
LeadingAge Letter to Congress on Blueprint for Better Aging Infrastructure (4/1/21)
LeadingAge Statement for Senate Finance Committee on COVID-19 in the Nation’s Nursing Homes (3/30/21)
LeadingAge to Hill: Housing is Infrastructure (3/26/21)
LeadingAge Visitation Letter (2/24/21)
Energy and Commerce Committee Releases Draft COVID-19 Relief Bill (2/10/21)
Education and Labor Committee FY21 Budget Reconciliation Bill (2/10/21)
House Committee to Consider Housing Relief (2/9/21)
Summary of Biden National Strategy (2/5/21)
LeadingAge Nursing Home Letter to Domestic Policy Council (2/3/21)
LeadingAge and VNAA Vaccination Letter to the White House (1/28/21)
LeadingAge Support Letter for Secretary-Nominee Fudge (1/26/21)
ADVOCACY ACTION: LeadingAge Urges Federal Action to Improve Pandemic Internet Access for Older Adults (1/26/21)
LeadingAge and VNAA Letter to the 117th Congress (1/5/21)
LeadingAge Submits Concerns, Recommendations for Housing Credit Average Income Test (12/30/20)
Healthcare Extenders In 2020 Year End Omnibus (12/22/20)
Overview of Omnibus and Coronavirus Relief Bill’s Workforce, Telehealth and Senior Nutrition Provisions (12/22/20)
Hospice Changes in Year-end Package (12/21/20)
Congress Adds to Provider Relief and Clarifies Lost Revenues (12/21/20)
Overview of Year-end Congressional Package (12/21/20)
House, Senate Agree to Final FY21 HUD Funding (12/21/20)
Carbon Monoxide Alarms in HUD and USDA Housing (12/21/20)
LeadingAge Open Letter to the Public (11/23/20)
Lame Duck Session COVID-19 Relief for Affordable Senior Housing (11/16/20)
Senate HUD Bill: Improve RAD for Services, SPRACs (11/13/20)
LeadingAge Letter to Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board Chairs (11/10/20)
Senate HUD Bill: More Service Coordinators, More Housing (11/10/20)
2020 Policy Accomplishments (10/28/20)
LeadingAge Suspension Request for Medicare Sequestration (10/27/20)
LeadingAge Letter to CMS on Testing for Surveyors (9/30/20)
LeadingAge Letter to CMS on Testing for Hospital Workers (9/30/20)
LeadingAge Congressional Asks (9/15/20)
LeadingAge Letter to Seema Verma (8/17/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to the President (8/14/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to the Vice President (8/14/20)
House Passes FY21 HUD Bill; $110M for New 202s (7/31/20)
LeadingAge Letter to Admiral Giroir on HHS Testing for Nursing Homes (7/29/20)
Civil Liability Protections in the Safe to Work Act (7/28/20)
LeadingAge Priorities for HUD’s Return to Physical Inspection Operations (7/23/20)
July 21 Act for Older Adults Hill Briefing Presentation (7/21/20)
Hill Briefing on LeadingAge's Act for Older Adults Campaign (7/21/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to Pence on Defense Production Act (7/20/20)
Statement for the Record on COVID-19 and Nursing Homes (7/10/20)
LeadingAge, ElevatingHOME, VNAA Comments on CMS' May Interim Final Rule (7/7/20)
$1.2B Senior Housing Relief Bill Introduced in Senate (7/2/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to Secretary Alex Azar on Public Health Emergency (6/30/20)
Act for Older Adults: Medicare Home Health (6/29/20)
Act for Older Adults: Affordable Senior Housing (6/25/20)
Letter to the President and VP: Don’t Forget About Older Americans (6/18/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Relief Package (6/15/20) REVISED
Letter to Vice President Pence: Investigate FEMA Failure (6/11/20)
LeadingAge takes stock of HUD progress during COVID-19 (6/11/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Relief Package (6/10/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Hospice Comment Letter to CMS (6/9/20)
LeadingAge Letter to HUD Urging Release of CARES Act Senior Housing Funding (6/4/20)
House and Senate Pass Paycheck Protection Program Modification Bill (6/4/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Comments on CMS First Interim Final Rule (6/3/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Statement for the Record: Senate Special Committee on Aging (5/29/20)
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Summary (5/28/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Testing Needs (5/28/20)
Letter sent to VP Pence: Focus on Providing PPE, Not Photo Ops (5/21/20)
Heroes Act Highlights for Medicaid and Home and Community-Based Services (5/15/20)
Congress Proposes Bill to Fund Internet, Service Coordination in Senior Housing (5/15/20)
HEROES Act Supports Nursing Homes; But More Is Needed To Support the Aging Services Field (5/14/20)
Housing Highlights from HEROES Act Relief Bill (5/12/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHome Asks for COVID-19 Package (5/5/20)
LeadingAge Letter regarding Aging Services Provider Relief Fund Requests (5/4/20)
Letter to SBA on Nonprofit Housing Participation in Paycheck Protection Program (5/1/20)
National Hospice Stakeholder Letter for Next COVID-19 Relief Bill (4/28/20)
LeadingAge Letter to CMS and HHS Regarding Reporting (4/21/20)
LeadingAge Letter to HHS Regarding Provider Relief Funds (4/20/20)
Take Action: COVID-19 Relief for Affordable Senior Housing (4/14/20)
LeadingAge HUD COVID-19 Asks April 13 (4/13/20)
LeadingAge, VNAA/ElevatingHome and BMA Request to CMMI for Delay for VBDI model: Hospice Benefit (4/13/20)
Contact Congress for Aging Services Relief (4/13/20)
LeadingAge Urges IRS to Protect Housing Credit Residents and Providers (4/7/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHome Asks for Emergency Funding in CARES Act (4/5/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHome Asks for Emergency Funding in CARES Act (4/5/20)
LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHome Asks for COVID-19 Package 4 (4/3/20)
Hospice Stakeholder Letter for COVID-19 Package 4, April 3 (4/3/20)
Adult Day Stakeholder Letter for COVID-19 Package 4, April 3 (4/3/20)
Memo to Elected Officials on Essential Stakeholders, Assistance (4/2/20)
Affordable Senior Housing: 4th Relief and Infrastructure Package, April 2 (4/2/20)
Letter to CMS Requesting Blanket 1135 Waivers for Nursing Homes (3/26/20)
Letter to CMS Requesting Blanket 1135 Waivers for Hospice and Home Health (3/24/20)
Letter to the Postmaster General (3/19/20)
LeadingAge Calls for Support, Guidance from HUD (3/19/20)
LeadingAge Urges Congress for COVID-19 Affordable Housing Relief and Resources (3/19/20)
Summary of Weekly Call with CMS (3/19/20)
LeadingAge Congressional Asks (3/17/20)
Home Health Requests for Regulatory and Statutory Change (3/17/20)
Hospice Requests for Regulatory and Statutory Change (3/17/20)
Joint Recommendations from National Hospice Groups Regarding COVID-19 Relief (3/17/20)

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS FROM LEADINGAGE