February 13, 2025
The House and Senate Budget Committees are moving very quickly to achieve a deal on budget reconciliation to reauthorize a package of expiring tax cuts,..
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Two weeks of swift legal and administrative actions following a January 27 move by the Trump Administration to pause all federal funding culminated in multiple..
Read More »February 7, 2025
If you organization is still experiencing payment delays and/or experiencing challenges accessing federal payment systems, please call your Senators and Representative.
Read More »February 3, 2025
As we continue our work on the federal funding freeze, which the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget announced on January 27, our focus..
Read More »January 15, 2025
Based on recent statements and policy agendas from new Congressional Majority leaders who now control both the House and the Senate with the start of..
Read More »April 25, 2024
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued two long anticipated final rules: the skilled nursing facility minimum staffing mandate and a new requirement for..
Read More »September 1, 2023
Today, the Biden Administration officially published for public comment a proposed rule which would mandate minimum staffing levels at skilled nursing facilities. Lutheran Services in..
Read More »June 26, 2023
Join us in asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support regular rate reviews and competitive wages for direct support professionals within the..
Read More »April 24, 2023
President Biden signed a broad Executive Order with more than 50 directives to most federal agencies related to expanding care access and providing financial and..
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