On March 31, LeadingAge senior leaders met with staff from the White House Office of Public Engagement to discuss several critical issues, including ongoing dialogue […]
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Remove Settings from Rule, LeadingAge Tells DEA
LeadingAge submitted comments on a proposed rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that would alter when a prescribing clinician could use telemedicine to prescribe […]
Hospice CAHPS Star Ratings, Measure Scores
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a fact sheet that summarizes Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) data refreshes on Care Compare. […]
LeadingAge Submits Comments on E-Prescribing Proposed Rule
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PHE Waivers Remain Until May 11
On March 29, the Senate joined the House in approving a resolution to end the COVID National Emergency. Waiver flexibilities authorized under the Public Health […]
Accessible HUD Housing Lacking, GAO Says
On March 30, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on how Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) serves low-income households with disabilities through […]
Food and Economic Security Bills Introduced
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, introduced two bills to support economic security for older adults, including […]
HHS Inspector General: Hospice Concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), released a new Featured Topics page that details its oversight of the hospice […]
Increased CMPs Among Infection Control Changes from CMS
CMS released memo QSO-23-10-NH on March 30 outlining strengthened enforcement for infection control deficiencies in nursing homes. This policy builds on and replaces the previously […]
HUD Proposes Updated Housing Inspection Scoring
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