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Clinical Alerts
April 25, 2025
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with infectious droplets or by airborne spread when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. Measles virus can remain infectious in the air and on surfaces for up to 2 hours after an infected person leaves an a...
Policy Snapshot
September 13, 2024
Last week, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed rule. For 2025, CMS is proposing a cut to physician payment by 2.80% with a reduction of the con...
Policy Snapshot
March 31, 2025
In written comments to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing, After the Hospital: Ensuring Access to Quality Post-Acute Care, PALTmed President Sabine von Preyss-Friedman, MD, FACP, CMD, highlighted key challenges in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). These include workforce shortages, o...
Policy Snapshot
April 4, 2025
PALTmed supports the bipartisan CONNECT for Health Act (S. 1261), which was recently reintroduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS). Companion legislation has also been introduced in the House of Representatives by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ),...
Policy Snapshot
June 16, 2025
PALTmed has written a response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem, advocating for inclusion of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinical and facility providers in federal health IT modernization efforts. PALTmed emphasiz...
Policy Snapshot
January 27, 2025
Last week, the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed), along with a coalition of medical organizations led by the American Medical Association (AMA), sent a letter to Jeff Wu, the acting administrator of CMS. The letter addresses concerns and recommendations regarding the 2026 proposed...
Spotlight
August 11, 2025
In today’s challenging political climate, it’s more important than ever to ensure that post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) clinicians’ voices are heard by legislators and staffers on both sides of the aisle. That’s why PALTmed is holding its first-ever Advocacy Summit October 27-28 in Washington, DC.
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PALTmed In The News
December 1, 2024
There seems little doubt as to the single biggest positive influence for the development of Rajeev Kumar, PALTmed’s new, multi-talented president. His father, Shiva Kumar, was a government surgeon in their native India.
Podcast
September 4, 2024
In Episode 2 of our two-part series, host Elizabeth Sobczyk, MSW, MPH, and special guest Leslie Eber, MD, CMD, share practical strategies for clinicians to enhance conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine and highlight leadership actions that have successfully increased vaccination rates in PALTC. We also ...
Podcast
September 11, 2024