AHCA/NCAL

AHCA/NCAL has announced our support for support for the bipartisan “Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act.” This would make long-needed changes to the Medicare three-day stay requirement.

ICYMI: the Biden Administration announced the Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Final Rule this week. The finalization has been met with bipartisan opposition from lawmakers, as well as long term care leaders and health care policy experts across the country.

Read our statement in response to the Biden Administration's announcement about the Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Final Rule.

In case you missed it, Clif Porter, SVP of government relations at AHCA/NCAL, discusses the growing bipartisan opposition to the proposed federal staffing mandate for nursing homes in a new op-ed published in RealClearHealth.

Staffing data for the first quarter, January 1 – March 31, of 2024 is due by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on May 15.

Data is a critical element in any quality improvement project, but it can also be overwhelming.

CMS earlier this week released the Medicaid Managed Care final rule, marking a substantial update in the framework governing Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care plans.