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  • Aaron Test
    11.02.2025
    This is just a test
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  • The case for strengthening the LTC workforce grows: AHCA’s Ritchie
    10.22.2025
    It’s time for policymakers to help support this recovery through a multipronged approach. Caregivers for Tomorrow is a component of AHCA’s forward-looking policy agenda, The Better Way, to say to Congress, “There’s a better way to address the workforce shortage, and here are the solutions.”
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  • NATCEP: A Solution for Developing Nurse Aides in Long Term Care
    10.21.2025
    AHCA/NCAL supports the reintroduction of the Ensuring Seniors Access to Quality Care Act, which would allow these training programs to resume under certain parameters to ensure compliance and resident safety. This is one of the many solutions AHCA/NCAL has put forth as part of its Caregivers for Tomorrow initiative.
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  • AHCA/NCAL Launches New Workforce Campaign, ‘Caregivers For Tomorrow’
    9.02.2025
    Caregivers for Tomorrow, a component of AHCA’s forward-looking policy agenda, The Better Way, calls for investing in workforce development, streamlining career pathways and fostering environments where caregivers can thrive.
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  • In Case You Missed It: Study Finds Medicare Three-Day Stay Requirement ‘Suboptimal’ for Skilled Nursing Patients
    2.24.2026
    #ICYMI: Researchers from Brown University recently published a new study on Medicare’s three-day hospital stay requirement, which purports to curb Medicare spending and the unnecessary use of skilled nursing care.
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  • In Case You Missed It: New Study Shows Reduced Access To Nursing Home Care More Severe Than Previously Estimated
    2.18.2026
    #ICYMI: a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine confirms an alarming trend seen during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: an access to care crisis in America’s nursing homes.
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  • In Case You Missed It: New Study Shows Medicaid Funding Correlated with Nursing Home Quality
    2.11.2026
    #ICYMI: a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA) shows a clear association between higher Medicaid funding and nursing home star (NH) ratings in Care Compare.
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  • ‘Moments In Bloom’ Announced as Theme for National Skilled Nursing Care Week
    1.29.2026
    We're happy to announce that “Moments in Bloom” is the theme for National Skilled Nursing Care Week® (NSNCW) 2026.
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  • Upcoming Deadline: CLIA Switch to Paperless is Fast Approaching
    2.24.2026
    Most nursing homes have certifications under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program, most often via a waiver or microscopy certification.
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  • Revised PBJ Data Specifications Now Available
    2.24.2026
    Providers should note that a revised version of the PBJ Data Specifications is now available.
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  • U.S. Department of Labor Launches Open Data Portal
    2.24.2026
    The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched an open data portal for users to access data related to the American workforce.
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  • AHCA/NCAL Submits Comments to Education Department on Professional Degrees
    2.24.2026
    AHCA/NCAL recently submitted comments to the Department of Education around its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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