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August 17, 2025
The Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act, introduced by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), would strengthen the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program under the Older Americans Act. This program, which relies on trained staff and volunteers to advocate for nursing home and long-term c...
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One of the biggest challenges for PALTC clinicians is coding for services in varied long-term care settings such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, subacute facilities, and home care settings.
Policy Snapshot
December 15, 2023
For flu, pneumococcal, and COVID-19 vaccines furnished on or after July 1, 2023, to patients staying in a Medicare Part A-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF), immunizers can no longer bill Medicare directly.
JAMDA
November 14, 2018
JAMDA
July 5, 2020
This study aimed to characterize the biomarker profile of sarcopenic vs nonsarcopenic men and women, using the current European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) definition in the UK Biobank study.
JAMDA
February 19, 2015
Policy Snapshot
May 30, 2025
Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), have reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816), a bipartisan, zero-cost bill designed to improve access to care for the 32.8 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The legislation aims to simplify th...
Policy Snapshot
February 3, 2025
Darin LaHood
Neal Dunn
Suzan DelBene
Kim Schrier, MD
Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
advanced alternative payment models
APMs
Caring for the Ages
March 2, 2015
Policy Snapshot
February 23, 2026
A bipartisan, bicameral group of 100 U.S. lawmakers, led by Reps. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and Michael Lawler (R-NY), sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally urging the agency to exempt the health-care sector from a newly introduced $100,000 fee on employers filing new H-1B visa ...