On Wednesday, members of the legislative Joint Finance Committee and DHS Secretary Linda Seemeyer discussed the Department's budget as proposed in the Governor's version of the 2017-19 State Budget.
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Shortly after Secretary Seemeyer announced to the WHCA/WiCAL Legislative Day participants, the DHS issued a press release detailing the launch of a Caregiver Career Program designed to add as many as 3,000 nurse aides to the Wisconsin workforce pool.
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WHCA/WiCAL members descended on Madison on Tuesday, March 28 for a morning of advocacy training and legislative updates, and then visited their legislators to discuss the needs of the long-term care provider community.
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Late last week, amid rumors of growing lines of contention in Congress regarding President Trump's Obamacare Repeal and Replace bill, Trump announced he had requested Speaker Paul Ryan cancel a scheduled vote on the bill and withdraw the legislation from consideration.
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The 2017 Spring Conference is right around the corner! SC17 offers a broad range of 41 educational programs for LTC professionals across 9 disciplines!
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As a leader in Assisted Living, you understand the need to stay at the forefront of long-term care quality initiatives and housing trends. WHCA/WiCAL wants to help you and your staff meet your professional development and education needs so you can continue to provide quality care to your residents.
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As the head of your facility, WHCA/WiCAL wants to help you achieve your professional development and education needs to remain at the forefront of LTC trends and quality requirements.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced there were errors in their Part B Physician Fee Schedule pricing files for seven of the eight new codes for physical therapy and occupational therapy evaluations that were introduced on January 1, 2017. These errors have resulted in underpayments for certain codes from January through March 2017. The CMS pricing file will be corrected on April 1, 2017 and applied retroactively.
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You've heard about the 41 valuable educational programs available at Spring Conference which will help staff from 9 different disciplines to improve and find renewed commitment to the quality of care you are already providing. You have heard of the new Facility Fee meant to help facilities make Spring Conference programming available to a greater number of staff. You already know about the Vendor Trade Show, featuring nearly 100 top LTC vendors...but wait, there's more!
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SNF providers should submit their next round of Payroll-Based Journaling (PBJ) data well ahead of the May 15 deadline to catch errors, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officials said in a recent SNF Open Door Forum call.
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During National Nursing Home Week® (NNHW), May 14–20, 2017, skilled nursing facilities across the nation will unite under the theme, The Spirit of America.
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Join the American Health Care Association/National Health Care Association (AHCA/NCAL) in Washington, DC June 5-6 to take your concerns directly to the Hill.
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