Each week we provide 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: Aug 8, 2025
- SDAHO Annual Convention Sept. 24-26, 2025
- Opportunity through the Office of Rural Health
- OIG Report Examines Use of Nursing Home Medicaid Payments for Direct Care Compensation
- FY 2026 SNF VBP Performance Score Reports Are Now Available
- Proposed Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Assisted Living Open to Comment
- Final FY2026 Hospice Wage Index Increases Rate to 2.6%, Provides No HOPE Delay
- CMS Releases Information Collection Request Relating to EVV
- Labor Statistics Show Lower Job Growth Overall but Increases in Healthcare
- CMS Launches Hospice Provider Security Official Enrollment
- HOPE Validation Utility Tool Now Available
- Analysis: FY2026 Hospice Final Rule Brings Small Rate Update, No HOPE Changes
- National Policy Pulse Call
- Aug. 20 Webinar — Is Your Hospice Agency Prepared for HOPE?
- Register for Navigating the 2025 CMS Surveyor Guidance on the LeadingAge Learning Hub
- LeadingAge Reinforces Need for MA Reforms in U.S. House Ways & Means Testimony
- OIG Continues Examination of Emergency Planning
- OSHA’s Proposed Federal Heat Standard is Still Under Review
- CMS Releases FY 2024 State Performance Standards System Findings
- Gibbins Advisors Report Shows Overall Decline in Q2 Healthcare Bankruptcies
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