On April 10th, the Committee on House Ways and Means (HWM) released its version of the state FY2020 budget. The Committee's recommendation includes an additional $30 Million in funding for nursing home care; establishes a Nursing Facility Emergency Task Force to make recommendations on long term sustainability of the nursing facility sector.

• IRF/LTCH/SNF QRP CDC Data Submission Deadline Extended to Friday, May 23, 2025

• Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Venezuelans • Governor Healey Posts Public Dashboard - Direct Federal Funding Cuts • ReiMAgine Aging 2030: The Massachusetts Plan • REMINDER: Expanded Suitability Review and Management Companies

• Governor Signs Into Law Supplemental Budget Bill • MassHealth PNA Annual Accounting • EOHHS Administrative Bulletin

HCP Flu Vaccination Reporting Due Today!

• Temporary Protected Status Terminated for Afghanistan • Aging and Independence Committee Legislative Hearing • CMS Issues Proposed MCO Provider Tax Rule • Reconciliation Update: Federal Medicaid Funding • Reminder: HCP Flu Vaccine Reporting • Reminder: Management Company Reporting

Group Insurance Commission to Delay Payments to Health Care Providers Pending Enactment of Supplemental Funding Legislation

The deadline for submission for Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) is May 15, 2025.

CMS and DPH require nursing facilities to report Health Care Personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination data via the CDC’s NHSN and make the data available to DPH in NHSN. Nursing facilities are required to submit healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza data to the CDC’s NHSN by May 15, 2025.