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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 6, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Just Announced: Updated Agenda for the 2026 Spring Conference and Trade Show
  • CMS Updates SNF Provider Enrollment and Revalidation Guidance
  • AHCA Releases Recommendations to Strengthen LTC Participation in Accountable Care Organizations
  • Respiratory Illness Tracking Metrics
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 26, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Only One Month Away! Register Now for the 2026 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • REMINDER: EOHHS Calendar Year 2025 DCC-Q FINAL Filing: Portal Open for March 1, 2026 Webform Filing
  • UMASS Study Documents Savings Under MassHealth 2017–2022 Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver
  • Public Hearing - Proposed Amendments to 651 CMR 12.00: Certification Procedures and Standards for ALRs
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 20, 2026

In This Issue:

  • CHIA Issues Statewide Cross-Sector Analysis of Health Care Workforce Survey
  • AHCA/NCAL Launches “Live Fully” Campaign to Highlight Long Term Care
  • CMS Announces New CMS LEAD Model to Expand Access to Accountable Care
  • CHIA Issues 2025 Nursing Facilities Cost Report Deployment Update
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 12, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Back By Popular Demand: 2026 Director of Nursing Services Leadership Development Program
  • ‘Moments In Bloom’ Announced as Theme for National Skilled Nursing Care Week
  • Proposed Revisions to ALR Regulations
  • Dementia Special Care Unit Disclosure (DSCU) is due March 1st, 2026
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 6, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey and AG Campbell Issue Important Employer Guidance Regarding Immigration and Work Authorization
  • MSCA Membership Committees - 2026
  • Driving Value: Incite Strategic Partners Announces Partnership with Southern Bus & Mobility
  • NCAL Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence in Assisted Living
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 23, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Advocacy in Action - Representative Danielle Gregoire Visits The Reservoir Center for Health & Rehabilitation
  • Division of Insurance Issues Proposed Regulations Eliminating Prior Authorization for Certain Services
  • DPH Issues Proposed Revisions to Long-Term Care Facilities Regulations: Hearing Set for February 13th
  • SNF Provider Preview Reports – Now Available
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 15, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Proposed Revisions to Long-Term Care Facilities Regulations
  • Governor Healey Announces Health Care Affordability Actions; MSCA President Tara Gregorio Appointed to Affordability Working Group
  • REMINDER: Deadline for AHCA/NCAL 2026 Quality Award is Next Thursday, January 22
  • Assisted Living Residence Commission Releases Final Report on Safety and Oversight Reforms
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 9, 2026

In This Issue:

  • Deadline for AHCA/NCAL 2026 Quality Award – Thursday, January 22
  • Action Alert: Your Advocacy Is Needed Now! Standing Strong for Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers
  • December 2025 Tax Collections Decline, Placing Additional Pressure on State Budget
  • CHIA Posts Calendar Year 2024 NF Cost Reports Online
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 24, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Happy Holidays from Massachusetts Senior Care Association!
  • Deadline for AHCA/NCAL 2026 National Quality Award
  • December Action Alert: Your Advocacy Is Needed Now! Standing Strong for Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers
  • CHIA Issues Proposed Regulation Nursing Facility Cost Reporting Requirements Regulation: 957 CMR 7.00
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 19, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Happy Hanukkah from MSCA!
  • Deadline for AHCA/NCAL 2026 National Quality Award
  • FY2027 Consensus Revenue Hearing Kicks Off State Budget Process
  • Action Alert: Your Advocacy Is Needed Now! Standing Strong for Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 12, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care Welcomes Stephanie Galica, Chief of Staff
  • Deadline for AHCA/NCAL 2026 National Quality Award
  • Action Alert: Your Advocacy Is Needed Now! Standing Strong for Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers
  • CMS Suspends SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline Indefinitely
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - December 4, 2025

In This Issue:

  • U.S. Pauses Immigration Benefits Applications from all Countries with a Travel Ban
  • House Passes Bill Extending ‘Hospital at Home’ Medicare Waiver Program
  • New MassHealth Webpage on Impact of OB3
  • FY 2027 SNF VBP Program December 2025 Quarterly Reports are Now Available
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 26, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Happy Thanksgiving from Mass Senior Care Association
  • Giving Tuesday is December 2nd – Help Us Support Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers by Donating to the Mass Senior Care Foundation
  • Action Alert: Your Advocacy Is Needed Now! Standing Strong for Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers
  • MassOptions Launches Updated Website
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 21, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Looking Ahead: Mass Senior Care’s Annual Meeting Highlights the Future of Long Term Care and AHCA’s Better Way Regulatory Proposal
  • 2025 Foundation Scholars Announced
  • Giving Tuesday is December 2nd – Help Us Support Nursing Facility Residents and Caregivers by Donating to the Mass Senior Care Foundation
  • Care Compare Updated
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - November 6, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • One Week Left to Register! Join Us on November 13th for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
  • Healey Administration Weighs State Employee Buyouts As FY26 Budget Pressures Mount
  • MassHealth Issues Annual Accounting for Personal Needs Allowances (PNA) Filing Form: Due Date is December 1, 2025
  • MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - November 2025
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 31, 2025

Sponsored by: 

ProCare LTC E-News Ad 7.17.25

In This Issue:

  • U.S Representative Katherine Clark Meets with Mass Senior Care Leaders
  • Limited Exhibitor Opportunities Remain for Mass Senior Care’s 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show!
  • AHCA/NCAL 2026 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is Open
  • Attention Employers with LPN Students Starting in January 2026!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 24, 2025

In This Issue:

  • AHCA/NCAL Elects Board of Governors, Directors at Delivering Solutions 2025
  • Attendee Registration is Open for Mass Senior Care's Annual Meeting and Trade Show
  • Legislature Restores an Additional $25 Million in Nursing Facility Funding for Rate Year 2026
  • CMS Lifts Claims Hold
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 16, 2025

In This Issue:

  • AHCA/NCAL 2026 National Quality Award Intent to Apply (ITA) is Open
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
  • AHCA/NCAL Releases New #GetVaccinated Resources for Long Term Care Providers
  • REMINDER: 2025 Final Rule: New QRP Audit Requirements
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 9, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Survey Activities During the Federal Government Shutdown
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
  • EOHHS Issues DCC-Q Report for RY25 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
  • DPH Wound Care Series
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - October 3, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Senator Warren Leads 105 Members in Warning the Trump Administration of the Devastating Health Care Workforce Impact of Ending TPS for Immigrants
  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Trade Show
  • Incite Workforce Solutions Earns McKnight’s 2025 Excellence in Technology Award
  • OIG Report on Nursing Home Falls
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 24, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Happy Rosh Hashana!
  • Fall Fun at Member Facilities!
  • MassHealth Nursing Facility Occupancy Survey – October 1, 2025
  • CHIA Begins Nursing Facility Data Validation Review Process for 2024: Financial Performance Dashboard Update
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 19, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care President Tara Gregorio Responds to Boston Globe Article on Nursing Facility Transactions
  • Join MSCA in Celebrating World Gratitude Day!
  • Joint Committee on Aging and Independence (AGE) Holds Legislative Hearing on 23 Bills: MSCA Files Testimony
  • 2025 Final Rule: New QRP Audit Requirements
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - September 10, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Happy National Assisted Living Week!
  • 2025-2026 Flu Vaccine Recommendations
  • MassHealth Updates New Owner Medicare Certification ‘Tie-In’ Requirement to Enable More Timely Billing for Newly Enrolling Nursing Facilities
  • CMS Issues Memo on Implementing the Transforming Episode Accountability Model: Skilled Nursing Facility 3-Day Rule Waiver – MSCA Webinar on September 23rd
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 14, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey and Massachusetts Attorney General Campbell Issue Guidance to Employers on Immigration and Work Authorization
  • Mass Senior Care Testifies in Support of Proposed DPH Regulations for Certified Medication Aides
  • EOHHS-Led Viability and Sustainability of Long-term Care Facilities Task Force Issues Final Report
  • Congressman Seth Moulton Briefs Residents of Alliance Health at Rosewood on One Big Beautiful Bill Act Impact
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 8, 2025

In This Issue:

  • 2025 Mass Senior Care Foundation Scholarship Deadline is Today, Friday, August 8!
  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law FY2025 Supplemental Appropriations Bill: Includes Rest Home Rate Funding
  • July 2025 Tax Collections Unchanged for First Month of 2025 Budget Year
  • CMS Adopts Updates to TEAM Program Payment Model: MSCA TEAM Webinar on September 23, 2025
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - August 1, 2025

Sponsored by: 

Baker Tilly

In This Issue:

  • CMS Issues Final FY 2026 Medicare SNF PPS Payment Rule: Calls for 2.8% Increase
  • Congressman Richard Neal Joined Residents of LCCA Wilbraham to Mark 60th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
  • 2025 Mass Senior Care Foundation Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
  • 2026 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 25, 2025

Sponsored by: 

Baker Tilly

In This Issue:

  • Veterans from MSCA Member Facilities Soar with Dream Flights!
  • 2025 Mass Senior Care Foundation Scholarship Deadline Approaching!
  • 2026 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards
  • SNF QRP Non-Compliance Letters for FY 2026 APU
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 17, 2025

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ProCare LTC E-News Ad 7.17.25

In This Issue:

  • 2026 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards
  • Dream Flights Opportunity for Veteran Residents
  • 2025 Scholarship Application Now Available
  • Governor Healey Appoints Dr. Kiame Mahaniah to Replace Kate Walsh as EOHHS Secretary
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - July 9, 2025

Sponsored by: 

Baker Tilly

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Signs Into Law FY 2026 Budget: Includes $102 Million in Quality NF Funding
  • 2025 Scholarship Application Now Available
  • EOHHS Adopts Emergency Regulation on Nursing Facility User Fee to Implement FY2026 Budget Requirement
  • Upcoming ePOC Transition to iQIES for Nursing Homes
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 27, 2025

In This Issue:

  • AHCAL/NCAL Announces 2025 Silver National Quality Award Recipients
  • 2025 Scholarship Application Now Available
  • Welcome New Members – June 2025
  • EOHHS Provides OTP Rate Add-On for Delivery of Medications to NFs
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 20, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care’s 2025 Leadership Conference
  • Mass Senior Care Members Meet with Congressional Delegation - 2025
  • CMS Announces Permanent Launch of Fraud Defense Operations Center (FDOC)
  • COVID-19 Cases and MWRA COVID-19 Wastewater Tracking - June 2025
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - June 6, 2025

Sponsored by: 

ProCare LTC E-News Ad 7.17.25

In This Issue:

  • AHCAL/NCAL Announces 2025 Bronze National Quality Award Recipients
  • 2025 CNA Certificates of Appreciation Now Available!
  • Federal Government Appeals Staffing Mandate Ruling
  • Upcoming ePOC Transition to iQIES for Nursing Homes
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 29, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Stephanie Bruno Selected as Future Leader in Long Term and Post-Acute Care by AHCA/NCAL
  • Register for the 2025 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Las Vegas, NV
  • CMS Increased Oversight on States Using Federal Medicaid Funding for Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
  • UPDATED: Draft MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.20.1v3-Section_R_removed
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 23, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Mass Senior Care Hosts 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show; Features AHCA/NCAL President and CEO, Clif Porter
  • Register Now for the 2025 AHCA/NCAL Convention in Las Vegas, NV
  • Governor Healey Posts Public Dashboard Displaying Direct Federal Funding Cuts to Massachusetts State Agencies
  • ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 9, 2025

Sponsored by: 

EF Senior Care - ENews Sponsor

In This Issue:

  • Senate Ways and Means Committee Issues FY26 Budget Recommendation: Includes New Medicaid NF Funding
  • Just Under One Week Away! Don’t Miss the 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show!
  • Celebrating Nurses: Happy National Nurses Week May 6-12th!
  • Get Ready to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week – Starting This Sunday, May 11th!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - May 1, 2025

Sponsored by: 

ProCare LTC, E-News Ad

In This Issue:

  • House FY26 Budget Recommends $132 Million in New Medicaid Nursing Facility Funding
  • Just Under Two Weeks Away! Don’t Miss the 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show!
  • Get Ready to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week – Kicking Off May 11th!
  • Join Us at AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 23, 2025

Sponsored by: 

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

In This Issue:

  • Join Us at AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing 2025!
  • Only Four Sponsorship Opportunities Remain for the 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Boston Marathon Charity Runner Gives Back to the Facility That Cared for Her Grandparents
  • National Skilled Nursing Care Week Starts Sunday, May 11th!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 17, 2025

In This Issue:

  • House Ways and Means Committee Issues FY26 Budget Proposal: Recommends $132 Million in New Medicaid Nursing Facility Funding
  • Congressman Neal Visits Life Care Center of Wilbraham to Discuss Impact of Proposed Medicaid Cuts
  • Limited Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Remain for 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Get Ready to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 10, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Federal Court Vacates CMS Minimum Staffing Mandate for Nursing Facilities
  • Take Action and Call Your Legislators Now! Please Urge Your Legislators to Support Quality Nursing Facility Care in the State FY 2026 Budget
  • Limited Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities Remain for 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • MassCAP President Sandy Sarza Receives National Award
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - April 4, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Take Action and Call Your Legislators Now! Please Urge Your Legislators to Support Quality Nursing Facility Care in the State FY 2026 Budget
  • Limited Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Welcome New Members – April 2025
  • Trump Administration Terminates $100 Million in Funding for Massachusetts State Public Health Programs
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 27, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Limited Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Welcome New Members – March 2025
  • Action Alert: Please Urge Your Legislators to Support Quality Nursing Facility Care in the State FY 2026 Budget
  • Federal DHHS Announces Major Restructuring of Agency
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 14, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities are Available for 2025 Spring Conference & Trade Show
  • Action Alert: Please Urge Your Legislators to Support Quality Nursing Facility Care in the State Budget
  • Happy Long Term Care Administrator’s Week!
  • Employer’s Obligations Under the Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - March 5, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Please Urge Your Legislators to Support Quality Nursing Facility Care in the State Budget
  • Get Ready to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week with Residents and Staff!
  • Sharon Donaghue of Marquis Health Consulting Services Inducted into the McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Hall of Honor for 2025
  • House Passes Budget Blueprint: Medicaid Cuts on The Table
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 21, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Action Alert: Join Us in Advocating for Quality Nursing Facility Care! Please Call Your Legislators and Urge Them to Support $280 Million in Funding!
  • Save the Date for Mass Senior Care's 2025 Spring Conference and Trade Show: Wednesday, May 14
  • Remembering Jim Divver
  • Get Ready to Celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week with Residents and Staff!
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 12, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Save the Date for Mass Senior Care's 2025 Spring Conference and Trade Show: Wednesday, May 14
  • Welcome New Members – February 2025
  • RY25 DCC-Q Interim Filing Update: Online Portal is Live - Filing Deadline is March 1st
  • Dementia Special Care Unit Disclosure (DSCU) is due March 1st, 2025
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - February 6, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Massachusetts AG Campbell Issues Guidance to Healthcare Providers Regarding Immigration Enforcement and Access to Care and Assistance Programs
  • SNF QRP February 18, 2025, Submission Deadline Reminder
  • REMINDER: Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Requirement
  • ALR Annual Census Report: CY24 Template (formerly the Annual Aggregate Data Report" (AADR))
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 29, 2025

In This Issue:

  • New Executive Orders Impacting Long Term & Post-Acute Care
  • CLA Publishes Annual White Paper: “What Will Drive the Health Care and Life Sciences Industry in 2025?”
  • MSCA Membership Committees
  • Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch Selected to New House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Subcommittee
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 23, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Governor Healey Issues H.1 FY2026 Budget Recommendation: Includes New Funding for Quality Nursing Facility Care
  • State to Close Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
  • MSCA Membership Committees
  • Governor Healey Files $2.5 Billion Bill to Modernize Public Higher Education Campuses
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 17, 2025

In This Issue:

  • Healey Administration and Legislature Announce FY26 Consensus Revenue Budget Estimate of 2.2% Growth
  • Governor Healey Officially Renames Executive Office of Elder Affairs to “Executive Office of Aging & Independence”
  • Welcome New Members – January 2025
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Mass Senior Care E-News Update - January 9, 2025

In This Issue:

  • MA Board of Registration in Nursing announces 12 Month Timeline for Nurse Licensure Compact Implementation
  • First Half Fiscal Year 2025 Tax Collections: 1% Over Benchmark
  • President Biden Signs Veteran’s Administration AL Pilot Program into Law
  • A Critical Moment for Quality Nursing Facility Care: Your Voice Matters
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