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Nominees sought for Robert Wood John Foundation Award for Health Equity

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge is encouraging members to submit nominations for the Robert Wood John Foundation Award for Health Equity. The award recognizes an individual or a team of two individuals who have successfully implemented a systems change approach to reducing health disparities. The applications deadline is April 30.

Senate confirms Verma as CMS administrator

Federal News
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Seema Verma to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Verma, a health policy consultant founded SVC Inc. and serves as its president and CEO, was approved as CMS administrator on a 55-43 vote.

Trump nominates Gottlieb to serve as FDA commissioner

Federal News
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Dr. Scott Gottlieb to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Gottlieb, a 44-year-old physician, is a fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, researching health policy, regulation and public health.

CBO: AHCA would cause 24 million to lose coverage, reduce deficits by $337B

Federal News
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday that the House Republican bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act would cause 24 million people to lose health insurance within a decade but reduce federal deficits by $337 billion.

RHC Program hosting online webinar series

Education News
The Rural Health Care Program is hosting an online webinar series to help those thinking of applying to the HCF Program or Telecommunications Program. Each webinar will cover important milestones, discuss what information is on each form and offer a step-by-step walkthrough of each form. Sign up for one or all the webinars below:

SDAHO to host IDR webinar, March 30

Education News
SDAHO is hosting a webinar to address the Informal Dispute Resolution process. “To Dispute or Not to Dispute: When and How to Initiate Informal...

SD Legislature approves FY 17 budget with $37M in reductions

State News
The Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota Legislature has has approved the FY 17 amended budget with a reduction of $37 million. The House and Senate are expected to vote on the measure on Friday.

AHA resources on ACA repeal/replace

Federal News
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has created a special web page of resources related to efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

House committees approve ACA repeal and replace bill

Federal News
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee gave its approval Thursday afternoon to a Republican bill to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The American Health Care Act (AHCA) passed along party lines on a 31-23 vote after more than 27 hours of debate.

CMS disables eCQM summary report access until after March 13

Quality News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has temporarily disabled access to electronic clinical quality measure Submission Summary and Performance Summary reports at the QualityNet secure portal to alleviate very slow processing times for Electronic Health Record Hospital Reports related to eCQMs.

South Dakota Legislative Session Update 3/7/17

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House Republicans introduce legislation to repeal and replace parts of ACA

Federal News
House Republicans leaders introduced the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on Monday to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation seeks to reform federal Medicaid financing by creating a per-capita cap model starting in FY 2020.

SD Legislature passes bill establishing rate-setting methodology

State News
The South Dakota House has passed a bill establishing a rate-setting methodology for services delivered by community-based health and human services providers. Senate Bill 147 passed Tuesday on a 61-6 vote. The bill previously passed the Senate, but the Senate will need to agree to significant changes after the House Health and Human Services Committee "hoghoused" the bill by replacing all its original language.

Nominees sought for 2017 LeadingAge Awards

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge is seeking nominees for its LeadingAge Annual Awards. The awards honor LeadingAge member organizations and individuals that embody excellence in nonprofit aging services. Award...

Join us for 30th Annual Walleye Classic

Member News
Plan to join us for the 30th Annual SDAHO Walleye Classic on Friday evening, June 23 and Saturday June 24. This year’s tournament will be held on northeastern South Dakota’s beautiful Glacial Lakes, with our home base at the Glacial Lakes Guide Service lodge near Florence, South Dakota.

PEPPER planning April WebEx event

Education News
The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) is planning a WebEx event for April 25. The Hospice PEPPER Webinar, planned for 1-2 p.m. CDT (noon-1 p.m. MDT) will be hosted by Kimberly Hrehor from the TMF Health Quality Institute.

SDAHO Membership Directory/Handbook now available online

Member News
As we pursue enhanced value and convenience for our members, we are pleased to announce that the Membership Directory/Handbook is now available on our website. The directory contains contact information for institutional members, state and federal agencies and associations, our Board of Trustees, councils, committees and district members.

CMS merges content to main ICD-10 site

Data News
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has merged all up-to-date content from its Road to 10 website to its main ICD-10 site at cms.gov/ICD10.

LeadingAge CFAR column on elder abuse

Long Term Care News
Robyn Stone, executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research (CFAR), has penned an important column on elder abuse. Stone touches on a new study and tackles the question of why elder abuse still persists today.

LeadingAge hosting webinar on budget’s effect on affordable housing

Long Term Care News
LeadingAge is offering a webinar on Monday on "How President Trump's First Budget Could Impact Affordable Housing." The webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CST/1 p.m. CST, features speakers from LeadingAge, other leaders of the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) and advocates from across the nation.
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