Each week SDAHO provides 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.
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: June 12, 2026
- (NEW) 2025 Ombudsman Annual Written Report. PDF is attached.
- Facility License Renewals.
- (NEW) Senators Call for Restart of Off-Cycle Revalidations.
- (NEW) New OIG Findings Underscore Barriers to SNF Care in Medicare Advantage.
- (NEW) States Take Aim at Home Health and Hospice Fraud.
- (NEW) Hospice Advocates push back on CMS proposed scoring system.
- (NEW) GAO releases report on hospice payment.
- (NEW) States Take Aim at Home Health and Hospice Fraud.
- National Policy Pulse Call.
- (NEW) New QuickCast on Rethinking Dining in Senior Living.
- (NEW) New Funding Opportunity: Building National Partnerships for the Prevention of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases.
- (NEW) OIG to CMS: Improve Oversight of States Medicaid Expenditures.
- (NEW) House Committee Votes to End WISeR Model.
- (NEW) 2026 Medicare Trustees Report: Solvency Continues to Deplete Due to Higher Expenditures, Tax Cuts, and MA Enrollment.
- (NEW) House Appropriators Advance Labor-HHS-Education Bill.
- (NEW) IRS Announces Forthcoming Rulemaking on Excise Tax on Excess Tax-Exempt Executive Compensation.
- (NEW) Legislation Targeting Fraud in Federal Financial Assistance Passes the House.
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