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AHCA Issue Briefs

Stay updated and informed with these short one-page briefs on issues important to us.

Medicare and Medicaid

Key Facts on Bad Debt
AHCA's Answer to CMS' Proposed Rule
Medicaid Proposals Represent a Cost-Shift to States
Maintain Stable Medicare Funding for SNFs
Repeal 3% Withholding Mandate
Observation Stays Constraining Access to Medicare SNF Services for Beneficiaries
Block Granting the Medicaid Program Will be Harmful to Long Term Care Residents
Protect & Preserve Medicaid Funding for Long Term
Stable Medicare Funding: Essential for Quality Skilled Nursing Care
Eliminating Medicare Bad Debt Payments for SNFs Poor Public Policy
Make Medicaid Prompt Pay Permanent
Ensure Patients Continue to Receive Medically Necessary Medicare Part B Outpatient Therapy Services
Repeal Onerous 1099 Reporting Mandate
Funding for Quality Nursing Home Care in Jeopardy: Proposed Elimination of Quality Fee Programs

Quality and Workforce

Recent National Labor Relations Board Actions Affect Post-Acute and Long Term Care
Address Nurse and Critical Caregiver Shortages Now
Improve Existing Nursing Home Survey System
New Dept. of Labor Final Rule Negatively Impacts Employee and Patient Safety
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans
Assisted Living - A Critical Option for America's Seniors

Legal Reform

Oppose Efforts to Limit the Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration in Long Term Care

Other

Facility Adoption of Health Information Technology
DEA: 40 Year Old Law Needs Update to Match Current Practice
Changing Tax Depreciation for Capital Improvements Would Lead to Enhanced Quality Long Term Care
Immigration Reform Will Help Ease Long Term Care Workforce Shortages

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