Much of the focus of the hearing was on telehealth and investigating how best to continue those flexibilities. There was broad support Committee-wide, on both […]
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Providers Await HHS Action, While Provider Relief Fund Deadlines Loom And Losses Mount
Unless HHS or Congress takes action to change this, providers must use all PRF dollars they have received by June 30, 2021 for their coronavirus […]
Workforce Legislation Introduced that Invest in Direct Care Worker Career Opportunities
On May 5, House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), and Representatives Susan Wild (D-PA) and Susie Lee (D-NV) re-introduced legislation […]
Workforce Vision Paper 51321
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Regulatory Changes for PACE Organizations in the 2021 Final Rule
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PACE Organization Service Determination Requests Under January 2021 CMS Final Rule: Q&A
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Medicare Sequester Suspension Continued Through End of 2021
On April 14, President Biden signed the Medicare sequester suspension bill. This legislation continues the suspension of the 2% Medicare reimbursement cuts (the “sequester”) through […]
HHS Take Stronger Stance on PRF Recoupment and Accountability
While the FAQs have always said that there would be some sort of reconciliation process at the end, the updated FAQs set a different tone […]
FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program Launches April 12
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 appropriated $2 billion dollars for a COVID-19 funeral assistance program administered by the Federal Emergency Management […]
New Policy Could Help Older Adults Afford Internet
Two recent policy developments are expanding internet access to older adults who have low incomes. The Broadband Justice Act of 2021, if enacted, would pay […]