December 14, 2022 Washington, DC — Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, in a letter […]
News Type: Legislation
Aging Services Leader to CMS: Proposed Cuts Will Further Erode Older Adults’ Access to Care
June 6, 2022 Washington, DC –– With the June 10 deadline to submit comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) on its […]
More Than 30 National And Regional Leaders Tell Public To Beware Of Growing Crisis In Accessing Care For Older Americans And Call On American People To Fight For Strengthening Support For Build Back Better
January 11, 2022, Washington, DC—In an unusual joint letter issued to the American people today, thirty-four leaders of aging services, health and social support nonprofit organizations […]
Aging Services Providers Detail Shortages and Hardships as Congress Debates Support for Growing Number of Older Americans
August 31, 2021, Washington, DC—As Congress finalizes a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, a top aging services organization and providers from across the country explained why […]
Leaders in Aging Services Call on Administration to Release Remaining Provider Relief Funds
August 11, 2021 Washington, DC—As new variants of COVID-19 surge, LeadingAge joined leading health care organizations calling for the release of an estimated $24 billion […]
LeadingAge to Congress: Don’t Walk Away From Older Americans as Legislation is Finalized
August 10, 2021, Washington, DC—A top aging services organization applauded broadband support in infrastructure legislation just passed by the Senate called on lawmakers to fulfill […]
Aging Services Leader Redoubles Call for Support for Older Americans
June 11, 2021, Washington, DC—Reacting to the omission of support for older adults from the latest infrastructure legislation being proposed in Congress, one of the […]
Statement From LeadingAge on Congressional Relief Legislation
December 20, 2020, Washington, DC—Statement from Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, as Congressional leaders reach an […]
Statement From LeadingAge on Congressional Relief Negotiations
December 3, 2020, Washington, DC—Statement from Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO, LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including nursing homes, as […]
Aging Services Leader Calls on Congress to Immediately Refocus on Older Americans at Their Time of Greatest Need
November 10, 2020, Washington, DC — As the election comes to a close and new data shows that COVID-19 is surging in nursing homes, the […]