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In recent years, an increased number of HCAOA members are providing Medicaid-funded Home and Community-Based Services. In fact, several HCAOA state chapters have mounted campaigns to advocate for Medicaid rate increases. Last month, CMS released a report on Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports Expenditures in 2019 that provides in-dept information on states’ spending for Home and Community-Based Services and other senior programs. Here are some highlights from the report:
Last Thursday, the Connecticut Legislature’s Appropriations and Human Services committees approved the submission of federal Medicaid applications to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for emergency preparedness home and community-based services waiver amendments and Medicaid disaster relief State Plan Amendment, to enable the state to provide rate increases to providers and new services to address gaps in current HCBS continuum of supports.
![]() The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency for an additional 90 days, extending key flexibilities for providers still grappling with the pandemic. The public health emergency was first ordered back in January 2020 and was set to expire after Jan. 16.
![]() Last week, New Jersey Governor Murphy issued executive orders extending the state Public Health Emergency under the pandemic. This came the day after his request for a legislative signoff on the move was rejected by senior members of his own party. Murphy yesterday had said that he would extend the orders and took the step just hours before giving his annual State of the State address and a pending 11:59 PM deadline which was the first of his second term.
![]() OSHA rules require most employers with more than 10 employees who are not exempt to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. The records must be maintained at the worksite for at least five years, and each February through April, employers must post a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded the previous year. Agencies must also provide copies to employees, if requested. The deadline for electronically filing your injury/accident report to OSHA is March 2 for 2021. Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked OSHA from enforcing a vaccine mandate for large private employers. This ruling essentially stays the OSHA ETS until further legal appeals can be resolved at the Sixth Circuit and perhaps again at the U.S. Supreme Court. This means that the January 10 and February 9 deadlines have been stayed pending further legal proceedings.
![]() Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on challenges to both the CMS vaccine mandate and the OSHA vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for large employers. Most court observers agreed that a majority of the justices were skeptical of OSHA’s ability to impose its mandate, but seemed more receptive to the CMS rule. The Court’s ruling is expected any day.
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