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Home Hochul Executive Order Seeks to Maintain Access to COVID Vaccine: The executive order and accompanying guidance respond to the FDA's more limited approval of the 2025-2026 COVID vaccines. CDC guidance on the updated vaccines is not yet available.

23 days ago
Home Request for Member Input: 2026 Advocacy and Public Policy Priorities: Members are asked to submit your organization's 2026 policy priorities via this online form by Tues., Sept. 30^th. Your input will be included in the formulation of our 2026 Advocacy and Public Policy Agenda.

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Home LeadingAge NY Opens 2026 Call for Educational Presentations: Submit your proposal today!

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Home NYS Rolls Out Free Community College Program: Program offers opportunity to NYS residents age 25-55 to pursue careers in certain high-demand areas.

2 months ago
Home 2025 LeadingAge NY Legislative Bill Summary: The NYS Legislature completed its work on June 17, 2025, marking the end of another busy and productive legislative session. LeadingAge NY provides a comprehensive summary of bills passed by the Legislature in 2025 and priority bills that failed to advance. In addition, members are encouraged to continue to connect with elected officials in the district over the summer.

Home CDC Renews Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training: The 23-module training is free and helps satisfy requirements from CMS that nursing homes designate an individual to serve as Infection Preventionist who meets specific education and experience requirements and has completed specialized training in infection prevention and control.
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Home DOH Reminds MLTC Plans and Social Adult Day Care Programs About Program Closure and Relocation Requirements: The requirements are set forth in broader guidance addressing contracting responsibilities of plans.
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Home Latest Housing Updates from LeadingAge National: Housing providers begin receiving long-overdue CY 2025 Service Coordinator award notices, HUD announces LeadingAge National-requested RAD rent adjustment for affordable housing preservation, HUD withdraws wide-ranging fair housing policies, and more.
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Home CMS Releases FY 2026 Mission and Priorities Document: The document includes information on the Hospice Special Focus Program, revisions to surveyor guidance for home health agencies, revised facility assessment guidance for nursing homes, new guidance on the use of enhanced barrier precautions in long-term care, updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual, new surveyor skills review assessments, and an announcement regarding the risk-based survey process in long-term care.
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Home ACIP Narrows COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations: ACIP now recommends COVID-19 vaccination for adults aged 65 and older and younger individuals only through shared decision-making with their health care providers.
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Home DOH Posts LHCSA and ALP LHCSA Statistical Report: Reports are due Dec. 31, 2025.
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Home LeadingAge NY Seeking to Address Career Pathways Training Program Concern: Program attestation relies on a Medicaid utilization calculation that would disqualify many providers from participating as service commitment sites.
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Home Federal Updates for Home Health and Hospice: Resources for hospices regarding HOPE and HQRP compliance, Home Health Review Choice Demonstration.
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Home ProCare: For over 20 years, Leading Age NY ProCareSM has provided a wide range of high-quality and state-of-the-art clinical, administrative and financial consulting services to member and non-member nursing homes and other aging services providers.

Take Action

Reject Proposed Cuts to Home Health Care and Support Strong HUD Funding
LeadingAge National provides several important advocacy alerts, including alerts urging CMS to rescind proposed cuts to home health Medicare FFS payment rates, urging Congress to support strong HUD funding, and urging Congress to support foreign-born workers in aging services. Please take action today using these simple links!
Urge Congress to Protect Medicaid in 2025!
Congress is moving through the budget reconciliation process, which aims to reduce federal spending by approximately $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Given the significant amount of savings being sought, Medicaid is a highly likely source of cuts (potentially up to $880 billion). Write to your members of Congress today to urge them not to include Medicaid cuts or harmful changes as part of budget reconciliation bills or other legislation.

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