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Spotlight

March 22, 2024

Embracing a New Identity: AMDA Announces Name Change

During PALTC24, AMDA’s annual conference, the House of Delegates voted unanimously to change the organization's name to the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTMed). This name is inclusive and representative of all clinicians working in PALTC and truly reflects who we are, what we d...
Policy Snapshot

March 22, 2024

New Initiative to Increase Investments in Person-Centered Primary Care

On March 19, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new voluntary model that empowers primary care providers in eligible Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to treat people with Medicare using innovative, team-based...
Policy Snapshot

March 22, 2024

CMS Issues Updated Medicare Conversion Factor

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its website to reflect the new Medicare Physician Payment Schedule conversion factor. This is a result of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2024, which, starting March 9, 2024, included an additional 1.68 percent update to the 2024 conv...
Spotlight

March 22, 2024

The Changing Face of AL

The face of assisted living (AL) has changed significantly over the years. It has gone from being strictly a hospitality model to a hybrid of hospitality and medical care. Increasingly, AL is home to residents with a variety of clinical issues and chronic conditions, as well as mental, cognitive, and physi...
News Release

March 15, 2024

Society Announces 2024-2025 Board of Directors

AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (PALTC) Medicine has elected its 2024-2025 Board of Directors. Rajeev Kumar, MD, FACP, CMD, is President; Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, is President-Elect; and Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, is Vice President.