A win for long-term care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.
Katie Smith Sloan
Current COVID-19 testing requirements and costs ‘unsustainable,’ LTC operator warns
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, nursing home operators say current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are unsustainable.
Liability protection in, provider funding out in ‘skinny’ new Senate relief proposal
Healthcare providers would receive much sought after liability protections from coronavirus-related lawsuits under a new COVID-19 relief proposal from Senate Republicans. But an additional $25 billion for a Provider Relief Fund, which was included in an initial proposal, is out.
White House plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirators to nursing homes welcome, but more still needed
A plan to distribute 7 million N95 respirator masks from the federal stockpile to nursing homes is promising but a more coordinated strategy is needed to beat the pandemic, according to a leading industry organization.
WH task force ‘outrageous’ for not prioritizing nursing homes, group says
The White House’s Coronavirus Task Force held a public briefing for the first time in more than two months late last week, and the most notable accomplishment from it might have been the way it further inflamed long-term care providers’ indignation.
‘COVID-19 pandemic is not over’: Provider leader calls for more relief for aging services
A top provider association is calling on Congress to establish a dedicated $100 billion emergency fund for nursing homes and other aging services providers to protect residents from COVID-19.
Campaign urges Congress to end ‘national nightmare’ of COVID-19 and protect older adults, caregivers
The Act for Older Adults campaign calls for a comprehensive relief package, including ‘hero’ pay and paid sick leave for care providers, and a $100 billion emergency fund.
Providers appeal to VP to investigate PPE distribution ‘failures’; Senate subcommittee holds hearing on pandemic’s impact on nursing homes
Providers across the country have reported they’ve received faulty personal protective equipment from the federal government. The second largest nursing home association is now calling on Vice President Mike Pence to investigate multiple “failures” regarding PPE distributions.
Feds ‘irresponsible’ to pass COVID-19 testing burdens on to providers, states
Providers are again calling on the federal government to offer additional funding and resources for coronavirus testing to all aging services providers to help them meet new regulations.
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system encourages surveyors to give deficiencies, Parkinson says
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.
