Prior to vaccination clinics, many LeadingAge and CAST members have been overwhelmed trying to pre-register hundreds of residents and employees with pharmacies, including pharmacies partnering […]
News Topic: COVID
Why Providers Are Not Receiving PRF payments And Future Opportunities
The following explains the reasons why some providers are missing out on funds. It is based upon information LeadingAge has gleaned through discussions with the outgoing […]
HUD Announces Competition for $150M New Section 202 Funds
On January 11, HUD announced its competition for $150 million in new Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly funds. The application deadline for these […]
HHS Vaccine Distribution Shifts in Response to Need, Supply
At a January 12 news briefing, HHS Secretary Alex Azar II announced the federal government is releasing the entire supply of vaccines it has on […]
Treasury Website for New Emergency Rental Assistance Program
A website for the new $25 billion Emergency Rental Assistance Program has been published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Congress authorized the new […]
Congress Adds to Provider Relief and Clarifies Lost Revenues
The bill, if passed and signed into law, would appropriate an additional $3 billion to the PRF, bringing the total to roughly $38 – 43 […]
Healthcare Extenders In 2020 Year End Omnibus
Medicaid There are several positive policy updates amongst the provisions in the Medicaid extenders. Most notably, for LeadingAge and our members, are extensions of the […]
LeadingAge Interview with Dr. Martha Dawson, President of the National Black Nurses Association
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Rental Assistance, Eviction Moratorium Extension, and Minimum 4% Housing Credit Floor
The COVID-19 relief package includes important housing-related provisions. The package includes $25 billion in Coronavirus Relief Fund Payments for Rental Assistance and extends the nation […]
House, Senate Agree to Final FY21 HUD Funding
The agreed-upon but not quite signed-into-law $2.3 trillion COVID-19 relief and FY21 omnibus spending bill includes the final fiscal year 2021 HUD spending bill. Overall, […]