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.
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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