The Senate and Assembly one-house budget bills were printed late in the evening of March 9^th. LeadingAge NY provides a high-level summary of key budget initiatives as we work to comprehensively review and analyze the two proposals and their potential impacts on member organizations.

DAL provides funding enacted in last year's State budget.

Nursing homes with actively licensed but closed programs must also complete the survey.

Nursing homes should view recent press coverage on antipsychotic use as part of an ongoing public discussion, not as confirmation of imminent policy change. LeadingAge will continue to monitor developments closely and provide updates if and when CMS signals concrete action.

Read more about the positive impact of the first-ever Resident Assistance Advocacy Day at the NYS Capitol.

Funding will be distributed in Medicaid cycle 2533, with a check release date of March 25^th.