CMS and the CDC will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 31 from 2–3 pm on Immunization Strategies for Long-Term Care: Stories from the Field Webinar.
During Tuesday’s national stakeholder call, Dr. Dora Hughes, acting chief medical officer and director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) at the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) announced the agency’s intention to finalize the proposed minimum staffing rule in 2024.
Since declaring a state of emergency in August 2023 due to an overwhelmed emergency shelter system, Massachusetts continues to grapple with how to meet the soaring demand for emergency shelters while complying with the state’s right to shelter law.
Yesterday, Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll filed their Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal totaling $58 billion, which includes funds to maintain Medicaid nursing facility rates at the current rate year 2024 levels.