LeadingAge submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 14 concerning a proposed rule that would require nursing homes enrolled […]
News Topic: Policy
Focus Group to Inform NHSN
In January 2023, LeadingAge shared a research opportunity for nursing home members to participate in a focus group on health care associated infection reporting in […]
HUD Funding Hearings & Priorities
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees will hold their Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding hearings and priorities on April […]
Instructions for Home Health Original Claims
Effective April 1, 2023, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will return original home health claims (Type of Bill 0329) with cross-reference document control numbers (XREF DCN). […]
Senate HELP Seeks $4.6B for OAA Programs
The Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has once again led efforts to send a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health […]
Home Health Self-Assessment Tools
In March 2023, the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing TA team hosted a webinar on new tools and resources for self-assessment in the expanded model. If […]
Opioids Remove Older Adults from Workforce, GAO Says
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides a detailed examination of the relationship between labor force participation rates and substance use. The GAO’s report, “Older […]
More Telehealth Data Needed, MedPAC Says
On April 14, LeadingAge Staff attended MedPAC’s April public meeting session on telehealth quality, access, and cost in advance of a Congressionally mandated report on […]
CMS Home Health PPS Materials
If you missed the opportunity to listen to the March 29 webinar on the development of the CY2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System, Centers for […]
Denials and Appeals at MACPAC
On April 14, Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission (MACPAC) Commissioners and attendees heard a presentation from MACPAC staff on interview findings of beneficiaries and […]