Q: What is the COVID-19 Prevention Network and Vaccine Testing Pipeline which you co-lead? A: We led the national trials for COVID vaccines. My organization […]
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Addressing Vaccine Reluctance: Interview with Dr. Robin Jump
Dr. Robin Jump, Associate Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and Infectious Disease Physician at Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, joined the LeadingAge […]
Interview with Dr. Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, joined the LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Call on January 4, 2021. He responded to questions from Ruth Katz and from […]
CMS Updates Focused Infection Control Survey Triggers
CMS issued a revised memo QSO-20-31-ALL-REVISED on January 4 detailing new triggers for focused infection control surveys. In addition to the 2 triggers previously identified, […]
Congress Adds to Provider Relief and Clarifies Lost Revenues
The bill, if passed and signed into law, would appropriate an additional $3 billion to the PRF, bringing the total to roughly $38 – 43 […]
Healthcare Extenders In 2020 Year End Omnibus
Medicaid There are several positive policy updates amongst the provisions in the Medicaid extenders. Most notably, for LeadingAge and our members, are extensions of the […]
LeadingAge Interview with Dr. Martha Dawson, President of the National Black Nurses Association
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$24.5B in Phase 3 Provider Relief Begins Arriving Dec. 16
The Phase 3 distribution was open to a broad array of provider types including, but not limited to: assisted living, adult day programs, home and […]
CDC Holds Series of Calls on Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
CDC held 2 calls over the weekend to provide updates on the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. The call on December 12 was specific to health […]
CMS Announces Updates to Five Star Quality Rating System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on December 4 that the Five Star Quality Rating system will resume all updates with the […]