December 2025
- CMS Begins Rollout Of $50B Rural Health Fund
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States
- KDADS HCBS Background Check Policy update
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- The latest Your Top-Line publication for skilled nursing centers in your state are now available!
- Administration Outlines Plans To Reduce Pharmaceutical Costs Through Medicare
- Media Release: Gov. Kelly and Kansas City Chiefs Announce Agreement On Plans for State-of-the-Art Domed Stadium in Kansas
- Kansas Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities for Mental Health Rate Setting 102 Training
- FREE Recurring Monthly Members Only MDS Call
- Medicare Advantage Plans Denying, Delaying Medically Necessary Post-Acute Care Often, AHCA Survey Finds
- CMS To Require Medicare Advantage Plans To Submit Data On Initial Coverage Decisions, Appeals
- A Year-End Update from Clif Porter: 2025 AHCA/NCAL Annual Report Now Available
- SNFs Added 8,400 Jobs In November, Bureau Of Labor Statistics Data Show
- Expanded Screening, Vetting Process For Certain Visa Applications Takes Effect
- Don’t Miss the 2026 National Quality Award Application Deadline
- KHCA’s AIT Program: Celebrating Success and Leadership!
- CMS Formalizes Indefinite Suspension of SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- No NAC & Facility Standards Call this Friday!
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times
- 855 Revalidation Deadline Suspension – Official Notice
- A Message from KDHE: 2025-2026 Influenza Season: Influenza A Subtyping Guidance
- Medicaid pays 82 cents on the dollar. That hurts these nursing homes most
- CMS Updates Medicare Part B Therapy Code List for 2026
- More Than 1 In 4 US Adults Have Risk Factors For Severe RSV Amid Limited Vaccine Uptake, Study Suggests
- Are you an ahcancalED website user? They need to hear from YOU!
- CMS to suspend nursing home revalidation process indefinitely
- Providers Must Be Aware Of ICD-10-CM Updates
- CMS Releases New Minimum Data Set 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual Version v18.0
- KMAP Web Update
- The AI and Clinical Practice
- Gero Nurse Prep Sale Extended to December 31: Nurses Who Enroll Have One Year to Complete the Coursework
- Reminder: All KHCA/KCAL newsletter updates are archived for your convenience!
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- A Message from KDHE: Infectious Disease Preparedness 2026 ECHO: Game Plan for Health! Readiness for Tournament Games in Kansas City
- What Do You Want to See from Provider Magazine?
- Shingles vaccine associated with significant drop in dementia deaths
- In Memory of Kari Taylor
- CMS Suspends SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline Indefinitely
- Conversation Reignited Over Assisted Living Fire Evacuation Planning
- A Message from KDADS: Vendor Selected for the Kansas Quality of Life Surveys
- Clif Notes: CMS Issues Rule Repealing Minimum Staffing Mandate
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS Updates CMP Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) Website- New Application & State Fund Balances Available
- Update on Fed Loan Eligibility for Nurses and Others
- Recent Recognition Of LATE Dementia Changing Understanding Of Cognitive Decline
November 2025
- CMS Memo Outlines State Recovery Actions Post-Government Shutdown
- Skilled Nursing Leaders Renew Calls To Eliminate Three-Day Stay Rule Amid New CMS Inpatient Procedure Changes
- CMS unmoved by report calling for end of antipsychotics measure
- KHCA’s AIT Program: Celebrating Success and Leadership!
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Education Department To Limit Loan Eligibility Rules For Nursing, Other Degree Programs
- Update from Today’s Stakeholders Meeting
- As pressures mount, so do involuntary nursing home discharges. Here’s how providers should approach them
- A follow up from today’s Facility Standards and Nurse Advisory Committee call
- KHCA’s AIT Program: Celebrating Success and Leadership!
- Medicaid Eligibility System – Provider Escalation Guide
- LTC Trend Tracker Updates: What You Need to Know
- CMS Refreshes Care Compare Ratings As AHCA Calls For Improvements
- CMS Reportedly Rarely Enforces Medicare Advantage Rules To Ensure Members Can See Physicians
- Gero Nurse Prep Sale Extended to December 31: Nurses Who Enroll Have One Year to Complete the Coursework
- A Message from KDADS: New CRC System – Go Live Date: November 19, 2025
- Congress Ends Government Shutdown
- REMINDER: License Expiration Grace Period Survey
- CMS Says Medicare Part B Premiums Will Rise 9.7% In 2026
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, November 21, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- Congress Ends Government Shutdown: What It Means for Long Term Care
- Questions About Reimbursement, Regulatory Implications For Providers Remain Amid Federal Government Reopening
- DEADLINE IS TOMORROW TO SUMBIT YOUR ITA! Don’t Miss Out: Submit Your Intent to Apply by November 13
- SNF QRP Submission Deadline Reminder
- Gero Nurse Prep Sale Extended to December 31: Nurses Who Enroll Have One Year to Complete the Coursework
- Agreement To Reopen Government Would Extend Federal Funding For Telehealth Flexibilities, Food Benefits
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- KDHE Webinar: Candidozyma auris in Kansas – From Detection to Prevention
- DEADLINE IS NEXT WEEK TO SUMBIT YOUR ITA! Don’t Miss Out: Submit Your Intent to Apply by November 13
- CMS Issues 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
- Important Updates: Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule and Updated CMS Contingency Plan Memo
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Round the Clock Respiratory Services
October 2025
- KDADS Survey Team to Begin Surveys on State-Licensed Communities if Federal Shutdown Continues
- KDHE Secretary Stanek is seeking information related to Health Information Exchange (HIE) participation in Kansas
- 🎉 Congratulations to The Gardens at Aldersgate on your beautiful renovation!
- Don’t Miss Out: Submit Your Intent to Apply by November 13
- Special Focus Facility program ‘not working,’ federal watchdog says
- ICYMI: Government Shutdown Updates: CMS Issues Updated Memo to Outline Contingency Plans During Government Shutdown
- License Expiration Grace Period Survey
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Providers urge CMS to back off strict interpretation of survey citation requirements, rethink use of penalties
- Opinion: “Winners” Of AHCA/NCAL Annual Meeting Highlighted
- KHCA/KCAL Staff and Members Gather Nationally to Celebrate Quality and Excellence
- Senator David Haley visits Delaware Highlands Assisted Living
- CMS Recalls Furloughed Staff To Support Open Enrollment
- Soroptimist International of Wichita Live Your Dream
- Important Government Shutdown Updates: CMS Issues Updated Memo to Outline Contingency Plans During Government Shutdown
- Improving Section GG Accuracy Through QAPI
- Record-Breaking NCAL Day Gives Assisted Living Professionals Firsthand Look At Living With Dementia
- AHCA/NCAL President Calls For Provider Unity To Strengthen Profession
- Calling All AIT Preceptors – We Need You in Kansas City and Wichita!
- AHCA/NCAL President Touts Freeze On Provider Taxes, Warns Of Long-Term Challenges For SNFs
- A Message from the Office of the State Fire Marshall: Issues with Recalled Fire Sprinkler Heads
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- AHCA/NCAL President And CEO Discusses Organization’s Major Areas Of Focus During Interview
- Pain, antidepressant drug combo associated with higher risk of seizures among nursing home residents, study finds
- AHCA/NCAL Releases New #GetVaccinated Resources for LTC Providers
- LTC Administrator Training Programs Are Changing To Prepare Aspiring Leaders
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- No Members Only Nurse Advisory Call & Facility Standards Call
- FREE Immediate Jeopardy Toolkit
- Medication Reconciliation Education Now Available through AHCA/NCAL
- FREE Maintenance Director Training
- Good Samaritan launches telehealth clinical support hub for 27 rural nursing homes
- AHCA/NCAL: CDC Adopts Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule
- Clinical Update Addendum from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- AHCA/NCAL Names Liz Burns As New Chief Medical Officer
- Stop routine nursing home surveys on Jewish holidays: AJAS to feds
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar (see Addendum on 10/8/25)
- We Need AIT Preceptors – Especially in Wichita and Kansas City!
- Long Term Care Trend Tracker Helps Providers Navigate Data
- Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Rural Health Innovation Alliance Appointments
- Nominations Now Open for the 2026/2027 AHCA/NCAL Committees
- Federal Government Shuts Down: What It Means for Long Term Care
- More on Federal Government Shutdown
- Upcoming PBJ Submission Deadline and iQIES Service Center Availability Reminder
- Resources Provided For Understanding Freedom To Invest In Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
September 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- New FAQs from KDADS
- Therapy over restorative nursing? A look at trending Medicare auditor concerns
- Governor Kelly Announces Process for the Rural Health Transformation Program
- Increased Candidozyma auris Activity in Kansas – Prevention and Response Guidance
- CMS Says Data Collection For Nursing Home Care Compare, Special Focus Facility Status Has Resumed
- Proposed MA payment requirements would address one of skilled nursing’s biggest ‘pain points’
- AHCA/NCAL Develops Comprehensive Respiratory Protection Plan Training, Toolkit
- Registration for DON Boot Camp is open!
- Dream Flights – Philip Billard Airport, Topeka, KS
- HHS ending appeals of nursing home staffing mandate cases
- Meet Maximus: An Introduction to the New Statewide HCBS Assessing Organization
- Senior Care Pharmacy Rebrands as Guardian Pharmacy of Wichita
- Omnicare files for bankruptcy
- Lawsuit Dismissal Permanently Prevents Minimum Staffing Regulations
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Senior care advocates seek more after ‘lead balloon’ vaccine recommendations
- October 2025 KDHE/DHCF Medicaid Training Opportunities
- 2026 Webinar Survey
- It’s Convention Week!
- CDC Releases 2025-2026 Influenza Vaccine Recommendations
- States Can Begin Submitting Applications To HHS For $50B In Rural Health Care Funding
- It’s Convention Week!
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Available, Will Be Effective October 1
- It’s Almost Convention Week!!
- CMS updates timing for Care Compare, schizophrenia changes
- Medicare Part B Spending On Skin Substitutes Drawing New Scrutiny In OIG Report
- CMS Proceeds With $75M Program To Address Nurse, CNA Shortage In Nursing Homes
- AHCA Board of Governors Application Period Now Open for Limited Positions
- Nominations Now Open for the 2026/2027 AHCA/NCAL Committees
- CDC Publishes 2025-2026 US Flu Vaccination Recommendations
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Medicare Not Covering Updated COVID-19 Shots For Some Older Americans
- Budget Reconciliation Bill Review: Member Webinar
- Introducing Kansas HCBS Quarterly Connections
- 2026 Webinar Survey
- CMS intends to repeal nursing home staffing rule
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Several CMS QSO Memos Have Expired
- CMS Temporarily Pauses Nursing Home Care Compare Updates
- Advocates Warn New Limits On COVID Vaccinations Threaten Availability In Nursing Homes
August 2025
- FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines for all seniors, restricts them for others
- Post-Acute Care Attorneys Warn Of Limits On Contractual Language In Updated Surveyor Guidance
- Two-Thirds Of Nursing Homes See MA Plans Deny, Delay Medically Necessary Post-Acute Care, Survey Finds
- KMMS Stage 2.2 Go-Live
- Budget Reconciliation Bill Review: Member Webinar
- First-Time Applicant Hour: Intro to the Quality Award Journey
- AHCA/NCAL Joins Effort Asking Congress To Extend Medicare Telehealth Access
- Provider Electronic Solutions (PES) Rolloff Town Hall Meetings
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS Posts Fiscal Year 2024 State Performance Standards System Findings
- Provider Electronic Solutions (PES) Rolloff Town Hall Meetings
- HHS Drives Reform to Restore Patient-Centered Care, Announces Request for Nominations of Members to Serve on Federal Healthcare Advisory Committee
- KHCA’s AIT Program: Celebrating Success and Leadership!
- Upcoming Sunflower Health Plan Member Advisory Committee (MAC) Meeting
- FDA clears first blood test to aid in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
- College saving plans will expand to cover LTC credentialing programs
- Important Compliance and Regulatory Reminders
- CLIA Program Switching to Paperless by March 2026
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS To Pause Nursing Home Care Compare Updates
- CMS Releases Finalized MDS Item Sets and Matrix for Nursing Homes, Removes Section R, Therapy Items
- 2025 Mid-Year Update: We Remain Strong and United
- REMINDER: MDS & Resident Assessments Roles and Responsibilities
- Online, Free Platform Launches To Help Long-Term Care Providers
- AHCA/NCAL Announces 2025 Gold National Quality Award Recipients
- ‘Need to Tell the Story’: CMS Survey Changes and Coding Mistakes Drive Tighter Documentation, Dedicated Audit Roles
- Register for the 75th Annual Convention & Trade Show!
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Upcoming PBJ Submission Deadline and iQIES Service Center Availability Reminder
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, August 15, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- Now Available: SNF PPS Final Rule Webinar Recording
- Nursing Home Turnover Rates Declined Overall In 2025 While Salaries Rose Slightly, Report Finds
- Media Release: Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments
- AHCA Requests Updated 2025 MA Member Data
- AHCA/NCAL Membership
- Individualized Care Plans Can Help Improve Staff Retention
- Kansas, Missouri Long-Term Care Advocates Raise Concerns Over Medicaid, SNAP Cuts
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- KHCA Annual Business Meeting
- Now Available – AHCA Summary of FY26 SNF Final Payment Rule
- CMS releases new QSO Memo
- NOW OPEN – National Quality Award Program Intent to Apply!
- CMS Updates Interpretation As To Who Qualifies As Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
- AHCA Requests Updated 2025 MA Member Data
July 2025
- Upcoming PBJ Deadline August 14
- Budget Reconciliation Bill – Detailed Summary Now Available
- Important Information about Electronic CLIA Certificates – Transition to Paperless
- Association releases first-ever guideline on use of blood tests to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Fringe benefits could be 8 times more effective than raises for CNA retention
- Nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurer acknowledges federal investigations
- MLN Connects Newsletter: Official CMS News
- Facing new CMS pressure, providers should audit mental health diagnoses, prescriptions: expert
- Quality In Assisted Living Collaborative Seeking Feedback On Emergency Preparedness Guidelines
- National Assisted Living Week: September 7-13, 2025: “Ageless Adventure”
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS puts nutrition problems in nursing homes under the microscope
- Congratulations to Linda MowBray, President/CEO for being named a 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree!
- Join the #ProgressParade: Celebrate, Share, and Support Residents’ Journey Through Care
- Share Your Story
- QAPI Certification & Scholarship Opportunity
- Follow Up from Today’s NAC & Facility Standards Call
- MLN Connects Newsletter: July 17, 2025
- UPDATE: CMS Extends Mandatory SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline to January 1, 2026
- CMS Proposes Physician Payment Rule to Significantly Cut Spending Waste, Enhance Quality Measures, and Improve Chronic Disease Management for People with Medicare
- Upcoming PBJ Submission Deadline and iQIES Service Center Availability Reminder
- Experts Warn Of Unintended Consequences Of OBBBA For Long-Term Care
- Medicare Rate for Physicians to Increase by 2.5% in 2026 under CMS’ Proposed Rule
- CMS To Begin Data Collection For New Skilled Nursing Validation Program This Fall
- Get Ready for the 2026 AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards
- Your Top Line on LTC Trend Tracker: Projected Impact of Five-Star Survey Changes
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- iQIES Enhancement: System Timeout Increase to 30 Minutes
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, July 18, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- Providers Have Three Weeks To Complete Revalidation Forms
- New PBJ updates clarify tracking of remote workers
- REMINDER: August 1 Mandatory SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Governor Kelly Announces Administration Appointments
- The latest Your Top-Line publication for skilled nursing centers in your state are now available!
- Save the date for the 75th Annual Convention & Trade Show!
- Congress Passes the Big, Beautiful Bill
- A Message from KDHE: Reconsideration Period Policy Talking Points
- KDADS Launched Statewide Home- and Community-Based Services Assessing Organization with Maximus on June 30, 2025
- Reconciliation Update: Senate Passes Amended Budget Bill
June 2025
- Reconciliation Update: Senate Releases Amended Budget Bill
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Big news! We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award recipients!
- A BIG thank you to everyone who joined us for the KHCA/KCAL Nurse Leadership Conference!
- Alert: Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Phishing Fax Requests
- Changes to Five-Star rating system a dealmaker’s delight
- Staffing mandate knockout embodies ‘evolution’ to new rule-making era
- Health Insurance Providers Announce Initiative To Streamline Prior Authorization Process
- Winter-Spring 2025 • Volume 6 • Issue 1
- Percentage Of LTC Workers Planning To Leave Industry Has Dropped Over Past Three Years, Report Says
- 2025 Staff Recognition Program: Now is the time to nominate your staff and volunteers!
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Feds announce insurers, MA plans will reduce, refine use of prior authorizations
- ‘Fantastic’ CMS change tightens window for health inspection ratings, but faster deficiency posting looms
- Federal judge vacates 24/7 RN and nurse-hour demands in staffing mandate
- CMS dropping third-cycle inspections from Care Compare ratings, adding more chain info
- Reconciliation Update: Senate Finance Committee Releases Their Version
- Senate Republicans Spare Nursing Homes From Medicaid Provider Tax Cuts
- Call for Letters of Interest for KHCA Open Board Positions
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, June 20, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- AHCA Sees “A Better Way” Forward For Nursing Home Care As US Population Ages
- Your Kansas Delegation at AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing: Advocating for Seniors in Long-Term Care on Capitol Hill
- FY26 rates are available
- KDHE/DHCF Medicaid Training KanLearn Opportunities
- Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: June 2025 Confidential Feedback Reports
- Uncertainty over Senate provider tax stance fuels new lobbying push
- Record Number of Long Term Care Providers Visit Capitol Hill to Advocate for Medicaid
- KHCA/KCAL District 1 Round Table
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Pilot a ‘rare chance’ for CMS to address imbalance in nursing home technology funding
- Nursing Home Sector Adds 6,000 Jobs in May Amid Ongoing Workforce Pressures
- Bronze Quality Award Scam
- AHCA/NCAL Announces 2025 Bronze National Quality Award Recipients
- Recent Federal Guidance Updates Present Ideal Time For LTC Facilities To Reassess, Strengthen EBP Practices
- Federal Government Appeals Staffing Mandate Ruling
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Senior Living Industry “Sounds Alarm” Over Administration’s Recent Immigration Moves
May 2025
- Call to Action: Tell Your Senator to Protect Medicaid and Provider Taxes
- Kansas Aging and Disability Resource Center to Launch New Website June 2nd
- The Sunflower Connection – A Publication from KDADS
- Door remains closed on CMS forums as new rules, requirements are phased in
- Less than two weeks remain to register for AHCA/NCAL’s Delivering Solutions at the Early Bird Rate!
- Call to Action: Tell Your Senator to Protect Medicaid and Provider Taxes
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Receive $1,000 to attain Age-Friendly Health Systems Recognition
- Clif Notes: Reconciliation Update
- KHCA/KCAL District 1 Round Table
- Registration Now Open for Delivering Solutions 25
- Free Webinar for AHCA Members on Common Texture Modified Food Mistakes
- Older adults gain new COVID vaccine option as FDA approves protein-based shot
- Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Quick Reference Guide
- KDADS has issued the preliminary FY26 impact to Nursing Home Rates
- AHCA/NCAL 2025/2026 Future Leaders Program
- AHCA/NCAL – The Office of Management and Budget’s Request for Information on Deregulation
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Congratulations to the 80+ nurses who successfully completed the Advantage Wound Care Certification Course this week!
- Major nursing home organizations make pleas for regulatory relief
- AARP, Democrats want staffing rule delay stripped from House bill
- UnitedHealth under criminal investigation for possible fraud in Medicare Advantage line: WSJ
- Measles Update and Frequently Asked Questions From KDHE
- Clif Notes: Reconciliation Update
- 🌟 Happy National Skilled Nursing Care Week! 🌟
- New member’s only password to our website!
- House committee proposes 10-year delay to nursing home staffing mandate
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, May 16, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times: May PBJ Submission Deadline
- Need a walk through on the most recent changes to surveyor guidance?
- Twenty Attorneys General File Lawsuit To Block Dismantling Of HHS
- Nursing Home IJ Trends, Common Misconceptions, and How to Avoid and Contest Such Citations
- Important CLIA Update: Transition to Paperless Fee Coupons and CLIA Certificates
- 2 in 7 say low pay will be the reason they leave senior care sector: study
- ‘Ageless Adventure’ Revealed as Theme for National Assisted Living Week 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Trump Administration Releases FY 2026 Proposed Budget Request
- HCBS Background Check Policy & FAQs
- HCBS Provider Expansion Grants UPDATES
- Updates made to Terminal Illness Certification Letters
- AHCA/NCAL Provider Survey: Now Open
- HCS Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Study – Deadline Extension
April 2025
- AHCA/NCAL Call to Action: Protect Medicaid and the Provider Tax
- Providers Win Higher Rate Add-Ons For Individuals With Behavioral Health Needs
- ‘Shortcuts’ will expose providers to more risk under new survey guidance: experts
- It’s All About the Food! Two Free Dietary Webinars Are Being Served for You…
- REMINDER: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance went into place today
- Concerns with Message Received from MCO’s
- Clif Notes: Call to Action: Protect Medicaid and the Provider Tax
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Federal judge gives nursing home residents greenlight for lawsuit over backlogged state surveys
- Assisted Living Conference 2025
- AHCA/NCAL’s Future Leaders Nominee Request
- Nursing Home Survey Protocol Changes Reportedly Demanding “Airtight Documentation” To Go Into Effect April 28
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Leaked White House Document Reveals Proposed Cuts Related To Nursing Homes
- Legacy even in defeat? Nursing home experts anxious about next moves on staffing efforts
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Follow Up Resources from today’s NAC and Facility Standards Call
- Republican contingent’s stance against Medicaid cuts gaining traction
- Do You Need to Demonstrate Gerontological Nursing Competency?
- SNF Off-Cycle Provider Enrollment Reporting Delayed Until August 1st
- CDRN Community-Based Exercise Register for Operation Stronghold | April 17, 9-11:30AM
- Upcoming CDC Open Office Hours
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times May Deadline Reminder
- Kansas Age-Friendly Nursing Workforce Forum
- SNF QRP Provider Preview Reports Now Available in iQIES
- Regulatory Relief: SNF Off-Cycle Provider Enrollment Reporting Delayed Until August 1st
- Now Available – AHCA Summary of FY26 SNF Proposed Payment Rule
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, April 18, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- Dr. Mehmet Oz Shares Vision for CMS
- House Passes “Budget Blueprint” With Implied Medicaid Spending Cuts
- “Abrupt” CMS Termination Notices For Medicaid, Medicare Certification Of Nursing Homes On SFF List Have Surged Since Late February
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- CMS proposes 2.8 percent skilled nursing pay raise for 2026
- CMS Finalizes Medicare Advantage Policy & Payment Rules
- New CMS Administrator Delivers First Public Message
- HHS May Soon Begin Slashing Regulations It Considers To Be Unlawful Or To Exceed Agency’s Authority, Memo Says
- Receive $1,000 to attain Age-Friendly Health Systems Recognition – Kansas 4M (Apply by April 30, 2025)
- Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan Budget Bill – Nursing Home rebase, inflation and $20 per day add-on approved for FY26
- National Quality Award winners were recognized at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living Quality Summit
- AHCA Wins Court Case Against the Staffing Mandate
- Your invitation to hear Howard Kurtz at Congressional Briefing
- Maintain Your Medicare Enrollment: Submit Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation by May 1
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Staffing Mandate Legal Update: DOJ Files Brief in State Attorneys General Challenge
- DC Update: Reconciliation, HHS Layoffs, Tariffs, and More
- Final Medicare Advantage rule gives LTC providers win but removes key AI protections
- Reminder: April 2025 KDHE/DHCF Medicaid Training Opportunities!
- Federal Oversight Of Assisted Living Communities “Preemptive,” State-Based Regulation “Strong,” According To Industry Advocates
- Do You Need to Demonstrate Gerontological Nursing Competency?
March 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Reintroduced Bill Aims To Reform Prior Authorization For Medicare Advantage Plans
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Kansas Measles Outbreak Resource Hub and Investigation Updates
- Massive HHS layoffs, consolidation efforts include closure of CMS regional offices
- Scrutiny of enhanced barrier precautions ramps up even as confusion persists
- Next steps after Healthy Blue charges a 2.9% fee for using the electronic payment portal – EnrollSafe Bulletin
- REMINDER: May 1 Mandatory SNF Provider Enrollment Revalidation Deadline Approaching
- Get AHCA’s NEW Learning The Minimum Data Set Program for your Interdisciplinary Team
- Aging Services Day – 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Funding available to attain Age-Friendly Health Systems Recognition and Kansas 4M Champion status (Apply by April 31, 2025)
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- April 2025 KDHE/DHCF Medicaid Training Opportunities!
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Daily Digest Bulletin – Spring 2025 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Update
- Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Announces Award of the Aging & Disability Resource Center Contract to Liberty Healthcare Corporation
- Free Active Shooter Training Available for all Long Term Care Providers
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- CMS Nominee Addresses Medicare Advantage, Nursing Home Staffing During Confirmation Hearing
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, March 21, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Kansas PASRR Level II Evaluation Training Announcement
- KANCARE MCO “HEALTHY BLUE” MAY NOT REQUIRE PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR NURSING HOME ADMISSION
- Clif Notes: Fighting For You and The Future of LTC
- Fighting For You and The Future of LTC
- [UPDATED] CMS again delays adoption of new surveyor guidance
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- HCS Nursing Home/CCRC Studies – Participation Time
- The next Skilled Nursing Facilities/Long Term Care Open Door Forum has been cancelled for March 20th, 2025
- MCIRN LT SNF Preceptor Survey
- CMS Further Delays Implementation of Surveyor Guidance Changes
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- The latest Your Top-Line publication for skilled nursing centers in your state are now available!
- Announcement Update: HCBS Waivers Settings Final Rule 101 Training
- MCIRN LT SNF Preceptor Survey
- Call for Cases – Neurologic Complications of Influenza Infection
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- AHCA touts ‘Better Way’ forward with 2025 policy priorities
- Healthcare Coalition Partners of KS Earns United States Public Health Services Award
February 2025
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Call for Letters of Interest for KHCA Open Board Positions
- KMAP Web Updates
- Listeria Outbreak Linked to Supplement Shakes
- Senators Reintroduce Bill To Overturn Federal Staffing Mandate
- New Surveyor Guidance To Impact Transitions In Nursing Home Care
- Aging Services Day 2025 has been rescheduled!
- SAVE THE DATE: Congressional Briefing 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Webinar: CMS Revised Surveyor Guidance
- House Passes Legislative Budget
- Aging Services Day at the Capitol Postponed Due to Weather Conditions
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, February 21, 2025 10:00AM – 11:00AM
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Webinar: CMS Revised Surveyor Guidance
- Discover Quality Care with The Five Star Quality Rating System
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times February Deadline Reminder
- Nursing Home Operators Continue To Struggle With Trump Administration’s Communications Freeze
- Virtual KDADS Regional Round Tables February 10th, 2025
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Frozen out again: Nursing homes don’t get anticipated thaw of key quality metrics
- Aging Services Day
January 2025
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment – A Legislative Update
- Brian Barbeau announced as the new Vice-President of Reimbursement
- Current Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas City, Kan. Metro Area
- In first Senate grilling, RFK Jr. reveals anti-staffing mandate stance and his Medicaid weaknesses
- Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Pause of Federal Funding
- In Case you Missed the First Quarter HCBS Collaboration Meeting with KDHE
- New CMS Guidance On Use Of Third-Party Financial Guarantees To Take Effect In March
- New HCS Assisted Living Report Available
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- A Message from the President & CEO Linda MowBray: Our Kansas Commitment – A Legislative Update
- Virtual KDADS Regional Round Tables February 10th, 2025
- New Executive Orders Impacting Long Term & Post-Acute Care
- ‘Armed and ready’: Delayed guidance updates strategies for nursing home surveyors
- Question about HCBS Rate Study?
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- A Message from the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Hood Suppression System Maintenance
- ‘Whole Different Ballgame’: Trump’s Executive Orders, Vision for First 100 Days Deemed Positive for Nursing Homes
- ‘Crippling’ effects possible as CDC, CMS, other health communications paused
- Staffing Mandate Litigation Update: Preliminary Injunction Denied in Kansas v. Becerra
- Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process
- OSHA Terminates COVID-Specific Rule For Direct Caregiver Protections
- HHS targets private equity, pushes for more SNF ownership transparency in new report
- QCA Payment Process Change – CRS Enrollment Details
- CMS locks in 2025 nursing home surveyor priorities
- Request Assisted Living Participation in Survey
- Upcoming iQIES Service Center Hold Times February Deadline Reminder
- Semmelweis Times Fall 2024 • Volume 5 • Issue 4
- Operators Raise Concern Over CMS’ Incentive Program To Boost RN Workforce In Nursing Homes
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, January 17, 2025 1:00PM – 2:00PM
- Invitation to Submit Nomination for KHCA Board Seat: VP of Reimbursement
- CMS Announces Nursing Home Staffing Campaign Financial Incentives Program Aims to Support RN Staffing at Qualified Nursing Homes
- CDC widens pneumococcal vaccine recommendation to all over 50
- Struggling with Billing and Coding Headaches?
- Attention Infection Preventionists
- Quality Award Application Resources for Success
- Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar
- Reminder-Virtual KDADS Regional Round Tables January 7th, 2025
- A Message from the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Cold Weather Preparedness
- Annual CNA/HHA Employment Verification— Begins January 1, 2025- Deadline March 31, 2025
- President Biden Signs the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Into Law
- Senior Living Leaders Discuss Potential Challenges For Providers In 2025
- Alzheimer’s Association releases new dementia diagnosis guidelines
- Upcoming Education Offering with Interim Healthcare Topeka: Long-term Care Medicaid and Division of Assets
- Call for presentations