Letter to Ways & Means Committee on Caring for Aging Americans
On Tuesday, November 26, ADvancing States submitted a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee. This letter provides feedback regarding the hearing titled: “Caring for Aging Americans” held on November 14, 2019…
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Letter of Support to House and Senate Leadership on OAA Reauthorization
ADvancing States previously submitted a letter to House Leadership on Friday, September 27 in…
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Statement from Martha Roherty, Executive Director of ADvancing States, Regarding CMS Changes to Nursing Home Compare
On October 11, 2019, ADvancing States Executive Director Martha Roherty issued a statement regarding CMS changes to Nursing Home Compare. See below for the full statement:
ADvancing States and our membership are grateful to CMS for efforts…
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Letter to House Leadership on OAA Reauthorization
On Friday, September 27, ADvancing States submitted a letter to House leadership on the Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization. The letter expresses general support for the reauthorization efforts while highlighting the membership's concern…
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OAA Reauthorization Analysis and Update
On Monday, September 23, ADvancing States sent a letter to state aging and disability directors with updated analysis of the House Older Americans Act Reauthorization. The letter includes background and updates on the legislation as well as a list of…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments on Senate OAA Reauthorization Draft
On Friday, June 14, ADvancing States submitted written comments on the draft bill that would reauthorize the Older Americans Act (OAA). Click here to read…
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NASUAD Releases Analysis of Senate OAA Reauthorization Draft
On Thursday, June 6, NASUAD sent an analysis of the Senate Older Americans Act (OAA) Reauthorization Draft to the state aging and disability directors. The letter includes background, takeaways, and section highlights.…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments on 2020 Medicare Advantage Call Letter
On March 1st, ADvancing States submitted comments to CMS on the Medicare Advantage (MA) draft call letter that outlines payment and coverage provisions for 2020. ADvancing States’s comments focused on the new authority for MA plans to provide…
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ADvancing States Submits Comments on Healthy People 2030
ADvancing States has submitted a comment letter on the development of Healthy People 2030 objectives. Healthy People is a national public health initiative led by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that establishes broad,…
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ADvancing States Releases Older Americans Act Reauthorization Recommendations
Today, ADvancing States released its formal recommendations for the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA). The OAA was last reauthorized in 2016 for a three year period, and ADvancing States encourages Congress to pass a timely…