AHCA/NCAL

Today, we've released an analysis on the impact of CMS federal staffing mandate on nursing homes. We found that the final nursing home staffing rule would require 102,000 additional caregivers and cost $6.5 billion per year.

Today, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) released the following statement following the passage of the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 8244) in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.

During a recent U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing, lawmakers expressed extreme concern over the CMS recent finalization of the federal minimum staffing rule for nursing homes. See below what lawmakers said at the hearing.

AHCA/NCAL has announced our support for support for the bipartisan “Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act.” This would make long-needed changes to the Medicare three-day stay requirement.

The final rule related to Adult Protective Services Functions and Grants Programs was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

The CDC NHSN Vaccination Team has added an additional open office hour session for reporting the annual Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Data before this year’s reporting deadline.

The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities has announced new educational events for May, many of which offer ACCME and NAB credits.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and CMS issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act advancing protections against discrimination in health care.