On November 5, 2021, an Interim Final Rule: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination was published in the Federal Register.  AHCA will be submitting comments to CMS on your behalf. We are also encouraging nursing home...

On November 5, 2021, an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS): COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing was published in the Federal Register. Currently, this rule does not apply to entities covered under the OSHA Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard which includes assisted living...

The Build Back Better Act is being considered by Congress (also known as the reconciliation bill) and includes a nurse staffing study in nursing homes and an unfunded mandate to implement the recommended staffing minimums. The bill also includes another unfunded provision...