LeadingAge, AHCA, among organizations at White House to discuss Change Healthcare cyber-emergency
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 14, 2024
The White House convened a meeting Tuesday with top long-term care and healthcare organizations, including AHCA and LeadingAge, about the Change Healthcare issue.
Vaccine uptake continues to lag among senior living staff members
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
Just after passing the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 wreaking havoc within senior living and other sectors in long-term care, providers continue to be challenged trying to increase staff vaccination...
‘Still work to do’: Nonrural providers, affordable senior housing operators need help, LeadingAge...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
As the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act appears to be headed for President Biden’s desk for his signature in the coming days without additional direct relief for most aging services providers,...
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
Federal bill targeting private equity would have ‘chilling effect’ on assisted living investment,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2024
Proposed federal legislation targeted increased transparency and accountability for private equity in healthcare, if passed, would have a “chilling effect” on future investment in assisted living and...
Senior living providers navigate PHE unwinding, state-level guidelines
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
The May 11 expiration of the federal public health emergency declaration will bring changes to federal healthcare programs, with various regulatory flexibilities expiring immediately or within a short...
Senior living looks forward to additional HCBS guidance from CMS
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2016
Organizations representing senior living providers said they are pleased that CMS is providing guidance to states on how to implement a 2014 final rule related to home- and community-based settings. But...
New HHS Secretary Becerra considered ‘friend of long-term care causes’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2021
Thursday’s news of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s confirmation as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was met with enthusiasm and pleas for pandemic-related...
Change Healthcare starts to return platform services following cyberattack, but crisis ‘could reverberate...
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Aaron Dorman
Mar 18, 2024
As promised, Change Healthcare on Friday entered a new stage of recovery from a major cyberattack which affected long-term care providers.
Nursing home firms snag high-powered lobbyists
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Amy Novotney
Aug 18, 2020
An analysis published in the New York Times Sunday examined the efforts of some of the country’s largest nursing home companies to assemble lobbyists to help advocate for protection against lawsuits,...