CMS changes quality measure set for home- and community-based services
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced changes to the quality measure set for home- and community-based services and described reporting requirements for Money Follows the Person grant...
‘A lot on the line in November,’ NCAL executive director says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
The outcome of the midterm elections Nov. 6 will determine whether assisted living operators will have another fight for Medicaid on their hands, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...
Tittle: No time for assumptions about assisted living regulation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Las Vegas — The state of affairs in the nation’s capital puts assisted living in a strong position to maintain regulation at the state level, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...
NCAL hits Washington to educate members of Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2017
National Center for Assisted Living members will converge on the nation’s capital Monday and Tuesday with four themes in mind for legislators and their staffs, NCAL Executive Director Scott Tittle...
4 big issues for NCAL
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2015
National Center for Assisted Living leaders are watching an alphabet soup of policy and regulatory-related issues, which they detailed at an Oct. 6 session during the American Health Care Association/NCAL...
Assisted living operators look ahead on 10th anniversary of NCAL Day
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2016
What will assisted living look like in 10 years? It may have been a speaker’s rhetorical question, but NCAL Day attendees provided their opinions on the 10th anniversary of the event.
AHCA/NCAL ‘cautiously optimistic’ about arbitration outcome
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
CMS’ proposed rule to limit the use of arbitration agreements was a source of angst for AHCA/NCAL members in 2015, but the organizations remain hopeful that CMS is considering member concerns before...
Assisted living, but not skilled nursing, may benefit from tax law deduction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2018
Assisted living communities may be able to take advantage of a 20% business income tax deduction in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that may elude skilled nursing facilities, according to AHCA/NCAL’s...
Provider group ‘optimistic’ about tax law benefits for senior housing and care operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 23, 2018
A Friday meeting with officials from the Office of Management and Budget left AHCA / NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson “optimistic” that assisted living and skilled nursing operators will...
A divided Congress isn’t all bad news, NCAL executive director says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 14, 2019
There’s some good news associated with the divided Congress that hasn’t accomplished much this year, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director Scott Tittle said Sunday during NCAL Day.