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Lutheran Services in America Announces Partnership with NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis to Advance Rural Aging Solutions
Lutheran Services in America announces a new partnership with the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis to support the evaluation and advance sustainability planning efforts of the Rural Aging Action Networks.
Statement on the Passage of the Budget Reconciliation Bill
Alesia Frerichs, president and CEO of Lutheran Services in America, issued a statement following the passage of the budget bill that will usher in significant cuts to healthcare funding.
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LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA IN THE NEWS
Lutheran Services in America in the News
‘Harmful, coldhearted’ bill will ‘wreak havoc’ on nation’s aging services infrastructure, advocates say
McKnight's Senior Living
As Republican lawmakers celebrated passage of the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” today, senior living organizations were forecasting suffering by residents and their caregivers as the safety-net programs they rely on are gutted to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Lutheran Services in America said that lawmakers chose “flawed policy and politics over people.”
2nd restraining order on federal funding freeze issued as senior living organizations work to understand impact
McKnight's Senior Living
Lutheran Services in America president and CEO Alesia Frerichs highlighted the harm caused by the federal funding freeze, emphasizing its disruption to critical services provided by Lutheran social ministries.
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Our strength as a trusted, community-centered national network comes not just from our size and scale, but from the intersections of our work where message, evidence, and action meet. This month was a vivid example of that alignment.
AI-enhanced Care and What’s Next for Medicaid
Amidst a continuously changing landscape, we remain focused on strengthening care for all: defending Medicaid to preserve access, launching an A.I. advisory committee, and partnering with PBS affiliate WETA to amplify the lived experiences of caregivers.
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The Catalyst: Senior Services Roundup
NEW webinar on nonprofit charitable tax related issues & emerging federal funding opportunities
Join us for our next Capitol Conversations webinar where we'll focus on Congressional action on budget reconciliation related to potential impacts to Medicaid and nonprofit charitable tax related issues, and emerging federal funding opportunities.
New Webinars on Leveraging GenAI, Medicaid Messaging, & HCBS
Join us to discover how GenAI tools like ChatGPT can streamline your workflows and eliminate waste.
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Register for Summer Meeting Today
Registration is open for the upcoming LSA-DN Summer Meeting from July 23 to 25 in St. Paul, Minnesota. We'll delve into important topics in federal legislation, prepare ourselves for a quality and measurement-led future, and forecast future trends in our service industry.
Register TODAY for the LSA-DN Spring Meeting!
Join us to connect with peers and collaborate on key issues this Spring in Washington, D.C., May 9-10, 2024!
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Vol. XXIV | Issue 24
The American Heart Association’s Social Impact Funds support organizations tackling social drivers of health in the United States.
Vol. XXIV | Issue 21
The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation’s mission is to make mental health a priority in every community, especially those where support is most needed.
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House Passes Final Budget Reconciliation Bill
The House voted along party lines to pass the bill 217 to 214. The bill would cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and leave approximately 17 million fewer people insured.
Medicaid in the Balance: Action Moves to the House, Your Outreach Needed
The Senate passed its version of the budget reconciliation bill on Monday. Action on the bill now moves to the House, where Republican leaders say their chamber will consider the bill “immediately” with the goal of having it signed into law by Independence Day.