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Spotlight

July 14, 2025

New Board Member Is Dedicated to PALTmed and PALTC

Fatima Sheikh, MD, MPH, AGSF, CMD, one of the new directors at large on the PALTmed board, looks forward to contributing to the organization’s mission while instilling her love and passion for post-acute and long-term care in the membership and everyone else who’s interested. That includes medical students...
Spotlight

June 8, 2023

New Board Member Is Perfect Fit for His Role

Michael Wasserman, MD, CMD, is uniquely qualified for his role as State Presidents Council Representative on the AMDA Board of Directors. As a past president of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM), he and his chapter have demonstrated loud and clear that it is possible to raise a...
Spotlight

June 27, 2024

New Board Member Wears Many Hats

Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, the new House of Delegates (HOD) representative on the AMDA Board of Directors, brings a unique perspective to her role. Not only is she a clinician and researcher, but she also is a journalist. As Caring for the Ages editor-in-chief and frequent contributor to this publication ...
Policy Snapshot

January 5, 2026

New CMS LEAD Model Aims to Expand Access to ACOs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model as the Innovation Center’s next Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model, which will focus on reaching more health-care providers who have not joined ACOs, while providing care for pati...
News Release

November 17, 2023

New CMS Rules is a Victory for Medical Director Transparency

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final rule calling for nursing homes to disclose specific ownership and managerial information—including skilled nursing facility medical directors. AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has been advocating for...
Spotlight

April 3, 2026

New Course Prepares PALTC Clinicians for Real-World Practice

Post-acute and long-term care is a specific area of practice, which means clinicians need a unique set of skills to excel. That’s why PALTmed created its new PALTessentials course: Navigating Clinical Practice. Featuring 16 interactive on-demand modules, along with valuable resources and tools, the self-pa...