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Policy Snapshot

January 5, 2026

CMS Proposed Model Test Would Lower Drug Costs for Medicare Part D

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the newly proposed GUARD (Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs) Model that would lower the costs of certain prescription drugs covered by Medicare Part D to reflect prices paid in economically comparable countries.

Resolutions

June 1, 2020

E20 - Standard for Minimal Credentialing in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

Policy Snapshot

May 30, 2025

CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program Open for Applications

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Eligible organizations interested in joining the program must submit their applications through the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System.

Policy Snapshot

March 16, 2026

HRSA Introduces the Health Workforce Explorer Dashboard

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) introduced a new data dashboard. The Health Workforce Explorer is an interactive dashboard that provides a snapshot of the U.S. health workforce across 40 occupations.

JAMDA

May 6, 2022

Impact of Psychotic Symptoms and Concurrent Neuropsychiatric Symptoms on the Quality of Life of People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes

The aim of the present study was to determine whether psychotic symptoms in people with dementia (PwD) living in nursing homes were associated with reduced quality of life and to understand the additional impact of other concurrent neuropsychiatric symptoms on QoL.

JAMDA

May 31, 2020

A Canadian Cohort Study to Evaluate the Outcomes Associated with a Multicenter Initiative to Reduce Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Care Homes

To evaluate the impact of a multicenter intervention to reduce potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use in Canadian nursing homes at the individual and facility levels.

JAMDA

February 27, 2015

Nonpharmacologic Interventions to Heal Pressure Ulcers in Older Patients: An Overview of Systematic Reviews (The SENATOR-ONTOP Series)

Pressure ulcers (PUs) are more frequent in older patients, and the healing process is usually challenging. Nonpharmacologic interventions may play a role in the treatment of older people with PUs, but most systematic reviews (SRs) have not addressed this specific population using convincing outcome measure...

Policy Snapshot

October 29, 2021

OIG Recommends CMS Analyze 3-Day Requirement for SNF Stays and Infection Control Surveys

Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its OIG’s Top Unimplemented Recommendations: Solutions to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in HHS Programs annual report. This year’s report focused on the top 25 unimplemented recommendations that would most positively affect Department of Health an...

JAMDA

January 16, 2014

Obesity and Physical Frailty in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of Lifestyle Intervention Trials

Many frail older adults are thin, weak, and undernourished; this component of frailty remains a critical concern in the geriatric field. However, there is also strong evidence that excessive adiposity contributes to frailty by reducing the ability of older adults to perform physical activities and increasi...

Policy Snapshot

January 26, 2026

House Advances HHS Funding Bill With Key Health-Care Extensions

Last week, the House voted 341–88 to pass a bill providing full-year funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The package includes several major health-care provisions and program extensions important to providers, patients, and long-term care stakeholders. The package is part of a De...