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Take 1-minute now to let Congressional leaders know how important it is to expand immigration pathways for healthcare professionals and ensure access to care by supporting the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to create a pathway for 40,000 foreign-born healthcare workers to work in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is reminding employers about the federal increase to the standard salary level for “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The increase will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

The next cycle for the Minnesota Long-Term Care Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program is now open. The program provides funds to repay qualified educational loans for eligible RNs and LPNs.

Take 1-minute now to let Congressional leaders know how important it is to expand immigration pathways for healthcare professionals and ensure access to care by supporting the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to create a pathway for 40,000 foreign-born healthcare workers to work in the U.S.

Take 1-minute now to let Congressional leaders know how important it is to expand immigration pathways for healthcare professionals and ensure access to care by supporting the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act to create a pathway for 40,000 foreign-born healthcare workers to work in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance to clarify the agency’s emergency call system requirements for federally-subsidized rural Multifamily Housing communities.

The Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program, administered by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Treasury, promotes cost-saving solar or wind investments in low-income communities as part of affordable housing developments, and for projects that benefit low-income households.

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging recently released a report entitled, The Consequences of Clutter: How Hoarding Disorder Affects America’s Older Adults, First Responders, and Their Communities.

Last Friday, September 20, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a six-month delay to compliance requirements for the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA).

As enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans increases steadily (now 54% of Medicare beneficiaries), many older adults are selecting MA or Special Needs Plans (SNPs) offering special supplemental benefits (SSBs) in the form of flexible benefit cards (“flex cards”).

As the deadline for compliance with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) looms, LeadingAge continues to call on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for guidance.

The Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has completed the update of a series of forms required for Multifamily Section 8 Programs.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made appeals guidance available for its NSPIRE housing inspection protocol on August 19.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) center for homeless and housing resources sponsored a webinar on August 7 titled “Public Housing and Serious Mental: Practical Recommendations for Housing Providers.” The recording is now available.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP, to reflect the previously released advance copy information for the revised facility assessment requirements found in the Quality, Safety and Oversight memoranda, QSO-24-13-NH.

Kari Thurlow, LeadingAge Minnesota CEO, provided a statement to McKnight’s Senior Living in an article covering Walz’s selection as Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final Medicare payment rule for SNFs for the year that begins Oct. 1.

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) released a discussion draft about hospice reform on June 13 titled, “The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (CARE) Act of 2024.” The Hospice CARE Act is in draft form but would transform and make the biggest changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit since the benefit’s inception in 1982.

LeadingAge supports HUD’s efforts to expand housing access in practical, consistent ways.

Expand housing access in practical, consistent ways, LeadingAge told the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a June 10 comment letter.

Findings in a May 2024 report from the TIAA Institute, a division of insurance and annuities provider TIAA, reveals the values and priorities of health care sector workers and also emphasizes the importance of understanding benefits as part of an overall compensation package and the needs of various worker demographics.