Register Today for the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C. -- June 15-16

With hotels filling up fast be sure to register for the 2015 Congressional Briefing as soon as possible.
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Update on Proposal to Offer Indiana Company Special Exemption to Build 26 SNFs

As has been reported previously, Mainstreet Investments, an Indiana-based real estate developer is seeking a special exemption from Wisconsin's long-standing moratorium new nursing home beds, to allow the construction of 26 nursing homes in Wisconsin for which there is clearly no identified need.
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NCAL Names Scott Tittle as New Executive Director

On Monday, AHCA/NCAL named Scott Tittle as the new Executive Director of NCAL. Tittle joins the Center from the Indiana Health Care Association – a state affiliate of AHCA – where he served as president for both the skilled nursing profession in the state as well as assisted
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U.S. Senate Aging Committee Holds Observation Stays Hearing this Week

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held an observation stays focused hearing this afternoon entitled, “Challenging the Status Quo: Solutions to the Hospital Observation Stay Crisis.”Witnesses included Deputy Administrator and Director of CMS Sean Cavanaugh, Executive Director of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dr. Mark E. Miller and other industry representatives.
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CMS Updates Webpage With Details of Extension of Therapy Caps Exceptions Process through CY 2017

Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated their Therapy Services web page regarding continuation of the Part B therapy cap exceptions process through December 31, 2017.
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NOTICE Act Introduced in the U.S. Senate

On May 14, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Michael Enzi (R-WY) introduced the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act (S.1349), which will require hospitals to notify Medicare beneficiaries of their outpatient status within 36 hours after the time of their classification or, if sooner, upon discharge.
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