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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) proposed regulatory updates to Section 504 of the...

CMS published a proposed rule that would establish comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes. If finalized, nursing...

In August, members of the House Budget Committee launched a new Health Care Task Force, charged with seeking ways to cut health care...

The National MLTSS Health Plan Association partnered with Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) to develop a resource that highlights...

Despite increased demand for long-term services and supports (LTSS), a shortage of direct care workers (DCWs) remains a significant...

Following up on our work from July 2021, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association has updated its set of policy proposals to advance...

CMS and the Lewin Group have proposed a set of quality measures for states and managed care plans to report on their long-term services...

On June 30th, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on a bipartisan discussion draft of a bill that proposes to advance integrated...

On June 30th, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on CMS’ proposed rules on Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services and Medicaid...

We are pleased to welcome our inaugural Atkins Fellow, Grace Hong! Grace is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in Health Policy...

In January 2023, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association launched a new Direct Care Workforce Workgroup focused on developing policy...

CMS recently released two proposed rules on Medicaid Access and Managed Care. The MLTSS Association was given previews of many of Access...

Last week, CMS released two proposed rules, Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services and Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality, which...

On April 13th, Mary Kaschak facilitated a bipartisan Congressional committee educational session on behalf of the Long-Term Quality...

On February 16th, the Senate HELP committee held a hearing on healthcare workforce shortages. The committee leaders...

On February 1, 2023, CMS published the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 for Medicare Advantage (MA)...

On February 13th, 2023, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on CMS’ 2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule. Among its...

The population served by MLTSS health plans experiences stark disparities by race and ethnicity, making it critical to ensure that this...

A bipartisan group of Senators published a letter requesting information on how Congress can improve health care coverage and alignment...

NCQA proposed updates to Case Management-LTSS Accreditation and LTSS Distinction in Health Plan Accreditation related the plans’...