Member Updates: CDC and CMS Update COVID-19 Guidance; Joint Committee on Health Care Financing to Hold Public Hearing on MSCA Temporary Nursing Service Agency Bill; DPH Conference Call for Long Term Care Providers on May 10th; Register Now for Next Week’s Spring Conference & Trade Show.

DPH released guidance on Organizational Policies and Procedures for Mitigating Respiratory Illness. Also, DPH released updated guidance on Comprehensive Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). MassHealth is working to add nursing facility capacity in urban areas, especially greater Boston, for patients with behavioral health needs including mental illness, ABI and TBI. Join us for a dynamic and informative program featuring Steven Littlehale from Zimmet Healthcare, Dr. Sasha Albert, Associate Director at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, Catherine Nwachukwu, Manager for Strategy and Research at the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), and a member provider panel featuring Adam Berman, President & CEO of Legacy Lifecare and Deb Richardson, VP of Talent Management at Integritus Healthcare.

The HealthSec: Cyber Security for Healthcare Summit launches its very first edition in Boston, Massachusetts on May 23rd - 24th.

The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living’s Gero Nurse Prep course significantly increases RNs’ gerontological nursing competency test scores. Registrants can save $200 on Gero Nurse Prep through June 1, 2023 with promo code GNP4QUALITY (all caps).

Republican and Democrat Congressional lawmakers continue to negotiate the details of extending the U.S. debt ceiling to enable the government to continue to pay its bills on time.

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder yesterday announced that preliminary revenue collections for April 2023 declined sharply from the April 2022 collections, by a total of $2.2 billion or 31%.

Member Updates: MassHealth Seeks to Add Nursing Facility Capacity; MassHealth Posts Nursing Facility MDS Provider Information Session Materials; Limited Registrations Remaining for May 17th Spring Conference & Trade Show.

Join us for a dynamic and informative program featuring Steven Littlehale from Zimmet Healthcare, Dr. Sasha Albert, Associate Director at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission, Catherine Nwachukwu, Manager for Strategy and Research at the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA), and a member provider panel featuring Adam Berman, President & CEO of Legacy Lifecare and Deb Richardson, VP of Talent Management at Integritus Healthcare.

On Monday, CMS released a new regulatory memo QSO-23-13-ALL entitled Guidance for Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Final chance to register for Friday's webinar Ready, Set, Go...Away: Preparing for a Successful Transition from MMQ to MDS (PART 1). Join Mass Senior Care at our May 17th Spring Conference & Trade Show.