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CLA is offering a complimentary webinar on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 from 1pm to 2pm Central Time on the ways in which the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax and Medicaid policy changes will impact the health care industry.

Dr. Kap Sum Foong at Tufts Medical Center is leading a research study focusing on understanding perspectives related to penicillin allergies in the long-term care setting. Several opportunities are available for nursing facilities to share their thoughts as part of the study.

In accordance with Governor Healey’s statewide Fire and Life Safety Initiative, ALRs must comply no later than August 15, 2025, with completing the Fire Safety Assessment Survey and submission of their Emergency Preparedness Plan. The requirement for Resident and Family Notification of Safety Protocols should have been completed by July 26, 2025.

On July 30, 2025, CMS issued revisions to QSO 25-23-ALL Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The revisions include the suspension of focused infection control surveys as part of the standard survey process.

Due to the Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) quarterly submission deadline on August 14, 2025, the iQIES Service Center is anticipating a significant increase in the volume of calls and emails.

The Transitions from Acute Care to Post-Acute Care (TACPAC) Task Force was established under Section 25 of Chapter 197 of the Acts of 2024, the LTC Reform Law, to study and propose recommendations to address acute care hospital throughput challenges and the impact of persistent delays in discharging patients from acute to post-acute care settings. On July 31, The Task Force concluded its work with the submission of its report to the Legislature.

Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal earlier this week joined nursing facility residents at Life Care Center of Wilbraham, a MSCA member facility, to mark the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.

On July 31, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted the final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026.

• MassHealth Issues Bulletin 194 • Final TACPAC Report Submitted to Legislature • Suspension of Focused Infection Control Surveys • REMINDER: ALR Fire and Life Safety Review Initiative