Let’s Get Staffing Right; Tell Congress to Support HR 5796
The Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act was introduced in the House to keep the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from...
SDAHO Receives HRSA Network Development Planning Grant
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) was awarded a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant. The grant...
Proposed Federal Staffing Standards for Nursing Homes Takes Center Stage in Pierre – SDAHO...
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO) presented alarming information to the Sustainability of Long-Term Care Committee at the state legislature earlier this...
Agencies Alert Organizations to Ransomware, Fake Media Threats
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) yesterday alerted the sector to a ransomware group that has claimed over...
Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act Introduced
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., today introduced the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act, AHA-supported legislation that would make it...
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education & Workforce Committees have released a summary of draft legislation the committees...
Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model: Submit Technical Expert Panel Nominations by Sept. 27
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contracted with Abt Associates, Inc. to support the implementation of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP)...
HRSA Awards More Than $80 Million to Rural Communities to Respond to Fentanyl and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced more than $80 million in awards to rural...
CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
On September 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid...
Learn about Consumer Protections under the No Surprises Act
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the national nonprofit PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) will jointly host a short overview of...
