CMS and the CDC will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 31 from 2–3 pm on Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care: Stories from the Field Webinar.

During Tuesday’s national stakeholder call, Dr. Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) at the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced the agency’s intention to finalize the proposed minimum staffing rule in 2024.

Since declaring a state of emergency in August 2023 due to an overwhelmed emergency shelter system, Massachusetts continues to grapple with how to meet the soaring demand for emergency shelters while complying with the state’s right to shelter law.

Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll filed their Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal totaling $58 billion, which includes funds to maintain Medicaid nursing facility rates at the current rate year 2024 levels.

Member Update: Governor Healey Releases FY2025 State Budget Recommendation

Member Update: Informal Dispute Resolution Meeting; Fiscal 2024 Tax Collections Continue to Decline in January 2024

Member Update: AG Campbell Announces Settlements With Three Temporary Nurse Staffing Agencies For Overcharging Long-Term Care Facilities

Member Update: Strategies to Address Healthcare Capacity: Health Plans Participating in the Prior Authorization Waiver Process; CMS Finalizes Rule to Expand Access to Health Information and Improve the Prior Authorization Process; Senate Aging Committee to Hold Hearing on Assisted Living; Steward Health Care System Under Financial Distress

As a reminder, the 2024 National Quality Award Application Deadline is Thursday, January 25th at 8pm EST. AHCA has many resources and tools available to help members complete the application.