The Department of Health and Human Services is extending until Aug. 28 the deadline for eligible state Medicaid providers, including assisted living operators, to apply for monies from the Coronavirus...
Bill promises ‘generational investment’ in senior living and care workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 17, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would make a “generational investment” in the senior living and care workforce at a time when the aging population is growing exponentially and an increasing number of...
‘Historic’ $100 million Alzheimer’s bill passes in House, heads to president’s desk
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2018
A bipartisan bill that authorizes $100 million in funding over five years to create a new public health infrastructure to combat Alzheimer’s disease is headed to the president’s desk after being passed...
$65 million assisted living program among federal funding priorities for industry coalition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2022
As Congress enters its lame duck session, a coalition of advocacy organizations including LeadingAge and AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is reinforcing its appropriations...
Groups back Clinton’s proposed tax credit for LTSS
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2015
On the heels of the release of a new study about the financing of long-term services and supports in the United States, two organizations representing senior living providers are expressing approval for...
Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...
Up to 713,000 direct-care jobs could be lost under proposed Medicaid cuts: report
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2017
Medicaid cuts proposed under the American Health Care Act could result in the loss of up to 713,000 direct-care jobs to provide long-term services and supports, according to a report released Thursday...
Vaccination mandates generally OK: EEOC guidance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
Employers can require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from employees — with some exceptions — according to new recommendations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Proposed budget’s cuts to Medicaid, affordable housing elicit concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
“Drastic” and “devastating” are two of the words used by advocacy organizations representing seniors housing or care providers and those they serve to describe President Trump’s...
Vision 2025 takes major stride toward enhancing senior living leadership training
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 21, 2019
A “historic” group of aging services professionals concluded two days of meetings with university professionals Thursday in Chicago, and the resulting buzz left participants eager for the next steps.