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Biden Ends Vaccine Mandate For Medicare Home Health Workers, Federal Employees
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
May 3, 2023

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Providers Tepidly Embrace CMS Plan To Revoke ‘No Longer Needed’ Vax Mandate
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
May 3, 2023

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Most Federal Covid Vaccine Mandates To End May 11
The Washington Post (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
May 2, 2023

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Hospice HOPE Tool, CAHPS Revisions: Where CMS Is Going Next on Quality
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katy Barnett)
May 2, 2023

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Sophisticated Cyber Attacks Expose Vulnerable LTC Data
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Scott Code)
May 2, 2023

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Nursing Homes, Hospitals Get Medicaid Rate Increase In State Budget – Just Not As Much As They Wanted
The Buffalo News (featuring LeadingAge NY’s Jim Clyne)
May 2, 2023

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Post-PHE Hospice Regulation: Understanding PPP and PRF Reporting Rules
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
May 1, 2023

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CMS Medicaid Proposals Offer Transparency And Accountability, But Compensation Provision Could Cap Business For Cash-Strapped Providers
Home Health Care News (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
May 1, 2023

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Providers Need Funding To Improve Medicaid HCBS Access, Quality, Advocates Say

McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)

May 1, 2023

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Biden's Executive Order Leans Into Home Care, Leaves Out SNFS
HealthLeaders (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 28, 2023

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Return of 3-Day Rule Will Stress Crowded Hospitals Further
MedPage Today (featuring LeadingAge)
April 27, 2023

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Tweaking Medicaid Eligibility Criteria Would Benefit Vulnerable Older Adults ‘Tremendously’
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Jane Tavares)
April 27, 2023

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Advocacy Groups Urge Swift Action On Final Affirmative Fair Housing Rule
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Juliana Bilowich)
April 27, 2023

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Meet Robyn Stone, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Industry Ally’ Honoree
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Robyn Stone)
April 27, 2023

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Health Groups Sound The Alarm Over Foreign Nurse Visa Freeze
The Hill (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
April 26, 2023

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Legislation Expands Access To APRNS In Hospice
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 24, 2023

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Federal Noncompete Clause Rule Should Take Tailored Approach, Address Separation Agreements, Senior Living Advocates Say
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Jonathan Lips)
April 24, 2023

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Lawmakers Join Unions, Caregivers In Call For Nursing Home Staffing Standards, $25 Minimum Wage
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 21, 2023

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Up To 80 Percent Of Older Adults Unable To Afford 4 Years Of Assisted Living: Study
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Marc Cohen)
April 20, 2023

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As States Negotiate Budgets, Biden’s Executive Order Puts Home-Based Care At The Forefront
Home Health Care News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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‘Access Crisis Unfolding’: Nursing Home Operators, Advocates Warn of Dire Effects from Biden’s Order on Staffing
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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Surprise Biden Order ‘Punishing’ For Nursing Home Providers
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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Provider Groups Applaud Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Home Care Services
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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Federal Efforts To Strengthen Care Economy Fall Short For Senior Living, Advocates Say
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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Providers Need ‘Meaningful Aid,’ Groups Say As President Unveils Executive Order
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 19, 2023

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More Clarification, Better Definitions Needed In CMS Nursing Home Ownership Rule, Organizations Say
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
April 19, 2023

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Couples with Different Health Needs Can Now Live Together in Some Long-Term Care Facilities
AARP (featuring LeadingAge’s Dee Pekruhn)
April 17, 2023

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CMS Working on Health Equity-Focused Hospice Quality Measures
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katy Barnett)
April 17, 2023

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LeadingAge, HHS Spread Vaccine Awareness Through New Grant Program
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Christina Carden)
April 17, 2023

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Dozens Of Providers Join 4th Lawsuit Filed Against Funding, Minimum Staffing Law
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge NY’s Jim Clyne)
April 17, 2023

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The Red Lights Are Flashing In Our Health Care System
Politico Nightly (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
April 14, 2023

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$270,000 In Grants To Providers Will Fund COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics, Education Efforts
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 14, 2023

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More Than 130 Nursing Homes Sue To Block NY Law Capping Profits
Albany Times Union (featuring LeadingAge NY’s Jim Clyne)
April 14, 2023

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OSHA Workplace Violence Rule Shouldn’t Be ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Or Duplicate Existing Requirements, Provider Groups Say
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Jonathan Lips)
April 13, 2023

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Data Lapses Did Not Affect Five-Star Ratings, CMS Says As Providers Call For Review Of Agency’s Oversight
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Janine Finck-Boyle)
April 13, 2023

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Health-Care Workers Rally For State Budget Increases
The Altamont Enterprise (featuring LeadingAge NY’s Jim Clyne)
April 13, 2023

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CMS’ VBID Plans Raise Questions on Patient Choice, Meaning of ‘Concurrent Care’
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
April 12, 2023

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‘Huge’ concern: Providers eager for CMS clarification on employee retention funds
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge)
April 11, 2023

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CMS Seeks Answers on Hospice Utilization Trends, ‘Unrelated’ Spending
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katy Barnett and Mollie Gurian)
April 10, 2023

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Extended VBID Model To Allow For Concurrent Hospice Care
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
April 10, 2023

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Feds Broaden Nursing Home Quality Campaign With New Discharge, Satisfaction And Vaccination Measures
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Jodi Eyigor)
April 10, 2023

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Concerns Continue After CMS Delays Staffing Rule Unveiling

McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Jodi Eyigor and Ruth Katz)

April 7, 2023

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National Alliance Advocates for $82 Million to Support 2 Federal Healthcare Workforce Programs

McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)

April 7, 2023

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LeadingAge: Proposed DEA Rule Could Limit Medication Access for Hospice Patients
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katy Barnett)
April 6, 2023

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Feds’ Value-Based Changes Present ‘Long Overdue’ Opening For SNFs
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Jodi Eyigor)
April 6, 2023

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National Organizations Band Together To Support ‘Robust Funding’ For Affordable Senior Housing
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
April 6, 2023

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[UPDATED] CMS Proposes 3.7% Medicare Boost for SNFs in 2024, for $1.2B Increase in Reimbursements
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
April 5, 2023

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Excitement Over 3.7 Percent SNF Pay Raise Offset By Staffing, Quality Measure Uncertainty
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
April 5, 2023

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Advocates Warn Against Overly Restrictive Prescribing Rules For Nursing Home, Hospice Patients
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katy Barnett)
April 5, 2023

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USCIS Reaches Limit For Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
April 4, 2023

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Provider Groups Give Proposed Hospice Payment Rule Mixed Reviews
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
April 4, 2023

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Consumer Group Counterpunches As Nursing Homes Worry About Staffing Mandate
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
April 3, 2023

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Nursing Homes in ‘Post-Antibiotic Era’: Infection Prevention Confronts Deadly Superbugs, New Regulatory Scrutiny
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge)
March 30, 2023

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Lawmaker, Providers Strike Back After HHS Leader Promotes Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Mandate
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
March 30, 2023

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Nursing Homes To Get Rare Break From Feds On Reporting Requirements
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Jodi Eyigor)
March 29, 2023

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Facility-Bound Hospice Patients Less Likely to Get SIA Visits
Hospice News (featuring LeadingAge)
March 28, 2023

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Providers Continue To Face Workforce Challenges As Careers In Aging Week Arrives
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 27, 2023

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Home Health Among Fastest Growing Healthcare Segments in January, Report Finds

McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge)

March 23, 2023

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Legislation Would Remove Barriers To Healthcare Licensing Across State Lines
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Christy Kramer)
March 22, 2023

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Providers Assessing Impact Of Medicaid HCBS Rule Now In Effect
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge)
March 21, 2023

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Development Programs, Immigration Among Potential Solutions To Workforce Crisis, Provider Groups Tell Senators
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 21, 2023

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LeadingAge Poll Shows Stagnant Workforce Issues, Foreign Workers As Potential Solution
HealthLeaders (featuring LeadingAge)
March 20, 2023

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Senior Care Is Crushingly Expensive. Boomers Aren’t Ready.
The Washington Post (featuring LeadingAge’s Marc Cohen)
March 20, 2023

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HUD Rescinds 2020 Fair Housing Act Rule, Affirms Prior ‘Discriminatory Effects’ Rule
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Linda Couch)
March 20, 2023

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As HCBS Settings Rule Compliance Date Arrives, Some Worry About Future For Assisted Living Providers, Residents
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Mollie Gurian)
March 20, 2023

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Medicare Advantage Needs To ‘Wake Up’ To Value Of Senior Living, Experts Say
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
March 20, 2023

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Leadingage Calls On CMS To Fix MA Plans As They Expand
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 20, 2023

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Direct Care Hiring Still Stuck In Neutral, Leadingage Report Finds
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge)
March 16, 2023

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70 Percent Of Assisted Living Providers Still Report Significant Or Severe Workforce Shortage
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
March 16, 2023

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Lingering, ‘Really Scary’ Reality Of Skilled Nursing Workforce Reinforced By Poll
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Ruth Katz)
March 16, 2023

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HUD 2024 Funding Proposal Presents ‘Mixed Bag’ For Senior Housing
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Juliana Bilowich)
March 15, 2023

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CMS Administrator: $566M Devoted to SNF Oversight in White House Budget
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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Biden Administration Calls For $150 Billion For Home- And Community-Based Services
Home Health Care News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Expand Home-Based Care Coverage Under Medicaid
Home Health Care News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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Casey Introduces Second HCBS Bill, Faces Possible Congressional Opposition
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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HCBS Bill Provides ‘Sorely Needed’ Solutions To Care Choice, Workforce Issues
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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Timing Narrows On White House-Led Staffing Rule; Funding Remains In Question
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 10, 2023

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20 Long-Term Care-Related Groups Oppose Immigration-Related Fee Changes
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
March 9, 2023

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Providers Warn 2000 Percent Hike In H-1B Visa Fee Would Hurt Recruitment
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge)
March 9, 2023

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Bill Giving Veterans More Long-Term Care Options Passes Senate Committee
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
March 6, 2023

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Biden Wants More Nursing Home Staff, Owners Say They Need More Funding
USA Today (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
March 3, 2023

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CMS Data Shows SNFs a ‘Good Landing Spot’ For Less Acute Patients, Emboldens Calls for Ending 3-Day Stay Rule
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Janine Finck-Boyle)
March 3, 2023

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CMS Finds Deepening Backlog in Nursing Home Inspections – 4,500-Plus Facilities Are Overdue
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge)
March 2, 2023

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Health Facilities Make Case For Hike In Medicaid Funding
The Daily Star (featuring LeadingAge NY’s Jim Clyne)
March 1, 2023

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CDC Advisers: Evidence Supports Only One Yearly COVID-19 Booster Shot For Seniors
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge)
February 28, 2023

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Study Gives For-Profit Hospices Failing Grade In Patient Care
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 28, 2023

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Provider Groups Back Reintroduced Bill Expanding Veterans’ Access To Assisted Living
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
February 27, 2023

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Waiver Of 3-Day Stay Didn’t Increase Costs Or Lower Outcomes In CMS Study
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 27, 2023

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Federal Lawmakers: Emergency Preparedness at Nursing Homes Inadequate, ‘A Warning Sign’
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 24, 2023

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‘More Must Be Done’ By Providers For Emergency Prep: Senate Report
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 24, 2023

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States Dock Heavy Fines for Missing Staff Vaccinations at Nursing Homes
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge)
February 22, 2023

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‘We Need to Start Today’: Nursing Home Providers Strive to Implement Workforce Tech Amid Challenges
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Scott Code, Jenna Kellerman, and Andrea Price-Carter)
February 22, 2023

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Provider Groups, Senate Committee Take On Healthcare Worker Shortage
McKnight’s Home Care (featuring LeadingAge)
February 21, 2023

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Health Care Vaccine Mandate Remains As Some Push For An End
The Associated Press (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 21, 2023

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Providers To Receive $250,000 For COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 21, 2023

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Nursing Home Advocates Ramp Up Calls to End 3-Day Stay Amid Senate Hearings
Skilled Nursing News (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 17, 2023

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‘Unnecessary, Irresponsible’ 3-Day Hospitalization Rule Must Go, Nursing Home Association Tells Congress
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge’s Katie Smith Sloan)
February 17, 2023

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Immigration Reemerges As Workforce Solution In Scattershot Senate Hearing
McKnight’s (featuring LeadingAge)
February 17, 2023

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Long-Term Care Industry Brings Workforce Shortage Issue To Senate Committee
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
February 17, 2023

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Long-Term Care Workforce Shortages Worst In All Of Healthcare, Provider Groups Say As Senate Committee Explores Issue
McKnight’s Senior Living (featuring LeadingAge)
February 17, 2023
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