The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an informational bulletin to states today, encouraging states to re-evaluate Medicaid base rates and supplemental payments […]
News Topic: Policy
LeadingAge Hospice Member Network – August 2022
Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Beta Testing The LeadingAge Hospice Member Network met with Abt Associates regarding the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation or […]
More Measures Coming to SNF VBP & QRP programs
LeadingAge has put together a summary table of the new QRP & VBP measures outlining the years the new measures will begin impacting payments, as […]
Audio-Only Telehealth Can Lead to Disparities
While telehealth has enabled many older adults to receive the care they need during the pandemic, telehealth is not equally available to everyone. Improving telehealth […]
CMS Issues RFI Requesting Thoughts on Medicare Advantage
CMS seeks feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on ways MA can: Advance Health Equity; Expand Access to Coverage and Care; Drive Innovation to […]
Telehealth Congressional Update
One silver lining of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) has been the rapid expansion of telehealth. Congress is still figuring out exactly which flexibilities […]
Improving Medicaid Redeterminations
HHS Secretary Becerra has committed to giving states at least 60 days of advance notice before the end of the PHE, so if this current […]
Deadline for Late Reporting and Reissued PRF Opportunity July 29
Providers who failed to submit a PRF report for Reporting Period 1(RP1) and returned the corresponding PRF payments to HRSA before HRSA announced a late reporting […]
First-Ever HCBS Quality Measure Set
On 7/21/22, CMS issued a letter to State Medicaid Directors on the recommended HCBS Quality Measure Set that is intended to support states with improving […]
LeadingAge Hosts Congressional Briefing: Addressing the Workforce Crisis in Aging Services
To coincide with our new campaign, “Aging Services Workforce Now,” LeadingAge held a Congressional Briefing on July 20, 2022, for Senate and House staff. The […]