The FY 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule was posted on the Federal Register public inspection site on April 8. The rule […]
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FCC Posts Emergency Broadband Benefit Resources
On Mach 30, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) posted a new consumer FAQ on the Emergency Broadband Benefit. The new benefit program provides up to […]
Video Conferencing Tops 2020 Tech Spending, Says Ziegler CFO Hotline Survey
In 2020, the number of senior living providers investing in video conferencing quadrupled from the amount seen two years before. In addition, organizations investing in […]
CAST Member News – January 2021
Ziegler Link.Age Funds Symposium Featured Ziegler, a LeadingAge Gold Partner with CAST Focus, was featured in a recent article in McKnight’s Senior Living for thought […]
CAST Recommends OASH Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent
When the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) asked how to best leverage new technologies to address chronic disease management in underserved populations […]
Stimulus Bill Includes $7 Billion for Broadband
The new stimulus bill signed Dec. 21, 2020, includes $7 billion for broadband initiatives, including funding to provide broadband for low-income families during the pandemic. […]
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 […]
CAST Shares Tech Tools in LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook
For extensive resources on technology applications and telehealth in the pandemic, be sure to download the new LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook. LeadingAge developed the Pandemic […]
CAST Shares Tech Tools in LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook
For extensive resources on technology applications and telehealth in the pandemic, be sure to download the new LeadingAge Pandemic Playbook. LeadingAge developed the Pandemic […]
Pandemic Makes Future-Proofing Technology Critical
Strategic planning that future-proofs technology, and nationwide broadband, are among current priorities for technology aging services, said Majd Alwan, Ph.D., CAST executive director and senior […]