On March 19, the House passed bipartisan legislation (H.R. 1868) that would prevent reimbursement rate cuts for Medicare providers, including several types of aging services […]
News Topic: COVID
CDC “Fully Vaccinated” Recommendations and Affordable Housing
Housing providers are eager to understand what CDC’s March 8, Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People mean to them. The March 8 interim […]
$1.9T American Rescue Plan to President for Signature
As of March 10, the Senate and House have passed (on March 6 and March 10, respectively) the American Rescue Plan Act. President Biden is […]
The American Rescue Plan and Home and Community-Based Care
The American Rescue Plan is on track to become law by the end of the week. The Senate updated and passed the American Rescue Plan […]
White House Advisor on Housing and Urban Policy Announced
On March 5, the White House formally announced the appointment of Erika Poethig as Special Assistant to the President for Housing and Urban Policy at […]
Nonprofits Eligible for New $30M Home Modification Program
HUD has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for a new program, the Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP), to enable low income older […]
Funding for Home and Community-Based Care under the American Rescue Plan
Note: Our article from March 10 provides an updated overview of the American Rescue Plan. Read the update here. Earlier this week, the House Budget […]
Report: Severe Housing Cost Burdens for Older Renters
A new report, Low Income Older Adults Face Unaffordable Rents, Driving Housing Instability and Homelessness, sheds light on the crisis that is the nation’s lack […]
HHS Posts List of NHs Receiving Incentives
November NHIC incentive payments were sent to providers beginning the week of January 25 and December payments began arriving on February 12. HHS did not […]
2020 to 2040: 13.8M New Older Adult Households, 40% of them Renter Households
A new report from the Urban Institute predicts there will be 13.8 million new older adult households between 2020 and 2040, and 40% (5.5 million) […]