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SDAHO Long-Term Care Weekly Update November 3, 2023: A Resource for Members

Each week, through our Unified Voice Newsletter, recipients will receive an overview of state, federal, policy and additional issues impacting post-acute care. Each story will include a direct link to a more complete overview where readers can find more information on topics relevant to their needs.

Updates for this week:Ā November 3, 2023

State

  • Message from SD DHS on CMS iQIES
  • Gov. Noem Joins 14 other Governors in Letter Opposing the CMS Staffing Regulation
  • Partnership News and Best Practice Newsletter – November 2023
  • Important Vaccine Updates

Federal

  • Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address the Shortage of Doctors and Nurses
  • CMS Releases 2023 Hospice Quality Reporting Program Information Gathering Report.
  • Respiratory Virus Season Resources from CDC
  • CMS Live Q&A on Health Equity Feedback Reports
  • NLRB Releases Final Rule Revising Joint-Employer Standard
  • Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Address Nursing Shortage
  • New Home Health Code for Pressure Wound Therapy Supplies
  • Starting in 2024 Physicians Must Enroll in Medicare or Validly Opt-Out to Refer to Hospice
  • Final Home Health PPS Rule Published; Cut Reduced by Half
  • President Biden Issues Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence

LeadingAge

  • ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF LEADING AGE NATIONAL?
  • Congressional Committee Leaders to HHS: Withdraw the Staffing Rule
  • One Week Until Annual Meeting
  • Keep Up With Your Peersā€™ Professional Advancement
  • Senator Casey Introduces Bill with Proposed HCBS FMAP Boost
  • GROWTH in the Nursing Workforce ā€“ A Promising Proposal from Capitol Hill
  • HHS Secretary Becerra Meets with LeadingAge on Nursing Home Concerns Saying: ā€œWe should not address all nursing home issues with a blunt instrument.ā€
  • LeadingAge Comments on Nursing Home Staffing Standards.

Other

  • Fraud Alert: Scam Calls Targeting Older Adults.
  • Family Caregivers of Medicare Beneficiaries Need More In-Home Services From Paid Caregivers
  • Report from the National Bureau of Economic Research ā€“ Patient vs. Provider Incentives in LTC.

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