Press Releases Page Content ‘Tapestry of Life’ Announced as Theme for National Skilled Nursing Care Week National observance to take place May 11–17, 2025 December 19, 2024 AHCA has announced “Tapestry of Life” as the theme for NSNCW 2025. The annual observance celebrates the essential role skilled nursing care centers play in providing high-quality, long term and post-acute care to millions of individuals each year. Read More NSNCW Long Term Care Events NCAL Celebrates Passage of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act Legislation Creates A Pilot Program For Eligible Veterans To Receive Assisted Living Care December 17, 2024 NCAL applauded the passage of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The bill includes provisions that offer eligible veterans assisted living care paid for by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Assisted Living Legislative AHCA/NCAL Leaders Recognized with Esteemed Industry Awards Porter, Parkinson, Gifford Named Among D.C.’s Most Influential Advocates December 13, 2024 This week, AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Clifton J. Porter, II, Principal Mark Parkinson, and Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Gifford were recognized for their leadership and advocacy efforts in the health care sector. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Awards and Recognition In Case You Missed It: Clardy: Texas Health Care Association Fights To Keep Nursing Homes Open December 05, 2024 #ICYMI: Travis Clardy, president and CEO of the Texas Health Care Association (THCA), warns in a new op-ed in the Rio Grande Guardian that long term care is facing an “existential threat” due to the Biden Administration’s nursing home staffing mandate. Read More Workforce Long Term Care ICYMI: The Wall Street Journal: The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions November 19, 2024 #ICYMI: The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that America’s seniors are increasingly being denied coverage under their Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for medically necessary skilled nursing care. Read More Medicare AHCA/NCAL Urges Congress To Pass Key Legislation During Lame Duck Session Lawmakers Should Pass Bipartisan Bills To Protect Access To Care For America’s Seniors November 13, 2024 As Congress returns this week, AHCA/NCAL urges our nation’s lawmakers to pass key legislation during the lame duck session to ensure America’s seniors and individuals with disabilities have continued access to quality long term care. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Legislative AHCA/NCAL Issues Statement Following The 2024 Election November 06, 2024 Today, AHCA/NCAL released the following statement regarding the results of the 2024 election of Members of Congress. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Legislative ICYMI: Senate Investigative Report Finds Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Denied Post-Acute Care By Nation’s Largest Insurers October 24, 2024 #ICYMI: the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a report detailing how three of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage insurers are increasingly denying post-acute care coverage to seniors and individuals with disabilities. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Medicare In Case You Missed It: New HHS Report Reveals Significant Medicaid Shortfall For Nursing Homes The Average Facility Receives Just 82 Cents Per Dollar For The Cost Of Care October 22, 2024 ICYMI: a new report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) confirms Medicaid chronically underfunds our nation’s nursing homes. Read More Advocacy Long Term Care Medicaid AHCA/NCAL Elects Board of Governors, Directors October 18, 2024 Today,AHCA/NCAL elected AHCA’s Board of Governors and NCAL’s Board of Directors for the 2024/2025 term. Phil Scalo of New Jersey was elected for a second term as AHCA Chair, and Mark Maxfield of Idaho was elected for a second term as NCAL Chair. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Awards and Recognition AHCA Reacts to U.S. Senate Report Finding Dramatic Increases in Medicare Advantage Insurers’ Denial of Access to Care Report found MA insurers intentionally deny prior authorizations for necessary post-acute care October 18, 2024 Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a Majority Staff Report that found the three largest Medicare Advantage insurers denied prior authorizations for post-acute care at rates far higher than other types of care. Read More In Case You Missed It: Dr. David Gifford: It’s Time To #GetVaccinated October 16, 2024 ICYMI: In a new op-ed and AHCA/NCAL podcast, Dr. David Gifford, CMO of AHCA/NCAL, highlights the importance of long-term care residents getting vaccinated against the flu, COVID-19, and RSV this fall Read More Advocacy GetVaccinated Long Term Care Clifton J. Porter, II Takes the Helm of AHCA/NCAL October 14, 2024 Today marks the official first day of Clif Porter’s tenure as President and CEO of AHCA/NCAL. The transition comes after the July announcement of Porter being tapped to assume the position following Mark Parkinson’s retirement. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates AHCA/NCAL Cancels Delivering Solutions 24 Due to Tropical Storm Milton October 06, 2024 AHCA/NCAL announced that Delivering Solutions 24, its annual Convention & Expo and largest event of the year, was forced to be cancelled due to the projected path of the impending Hurricane Milton. Read More AHCA/NCAL Convention ICYMI: Senator Cramer Implores CMS to ‘Yield to Reason’ in Senate Floor Speech Nursing home closures in Idaho & Maine underscore real-world impacts of federal staffing mandate September 25, 2024 ICYMI: Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered a floor speech before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, addressing the impacts of CMS federal staffing mandate on communities across the country. Read More AHCA/NCAL Updates Legislative 1 2 It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. CONTACT US If you have questions, please email us. ahcapressoffice@ahca.org It looks like your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please turn on JavaScript and try again. 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