These plan obligations and flexibilities occur under any of the following triggering events: a presidential declaration of disaster or emergency, a secretarial declaration of a public health emergency, or a declaration by the Governor of a State or Protectorate. They end when the source of the declaration says the disaster or emergency has ended or 30 days has elapsed and no end date was included in the original declaration.
Contact: Lisa Sanders
lsanders@leadingage.org / 202-508-9407
March 4, 2020 Washington D.C. -- LeadingAge, the association of mission-driven, aging-focused service providers, responds to CMS Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus issued Mar. 04, 2020.
Contact: Lisa Sanders lsanders@leadingage.org / 202-508-9407
We have long heard the adage, knowledge is power, and its welcome companion, there is strength in numbers. One of the many beauties of your LeadingAge membership is that we can gather together and leverage our collective strength. How can we do that on a state by state level? If the words state legislation tracker came to mind – you’re right! (And then maybe, time to go buy that lottery ticket…)
From the desk where you are reading this, your ability to advocate on the Hill probably feels (many many) miles away. On your behalf, we meet regularly with lawmakers to educate them on the policy issues that affect Life Plan Communities. But, even more powerful than that, is when legislators hear from you and the people we serve. You are on the front lines, watching how these issues play out day after day in your communities, and how they affect your community members.
In November 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR). This MFAR would make changes to how states can structure provider taxes and supplemental payments, among other items, in their Medicaid programs.
On February 18, 2020, LeadingAge attended a hearing on the appeals filed against Argentum’s designation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an Accredited Standards Developer (ASD). In a hearing at ANSI’s New York headquarters, LeadingAge, American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) jointly argued their appeals. The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL) argued their appeal separately before 13 members of the ANSI Executive Standards Council.
Much of the proposed changes seek to convert CMS existing and past sub-regulatory guidance and practices into regulation. By doing this, CMS provides a little more certainty to plans and providers that certain positions, approaches and policies of the agency will remain in force until a rule change is made through the prescribed process instead of simply a change in decision by the agency. It also seeks to clarify in regulation how certain issues have been addressed in practice but for which there is no clear law or regulation that supports the practice.
Contact: Lisa Sanders
lsanders@leadingage.org / 202-508-9407
Here’s an overview of our work for you in January 2020.
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