Congress Fails Seniors and Caregivers in COVID Relief Package
March 4, 2021
Alexandria, Va. — Seniors and their caregivers will be left behind in a $1.9 trillion rescue package that Congress is expected to pass this weekend. Last week, the only proposed…
Federal Government Announcements Offer Significant COVID-19 Relief and Support for the Senior Living Industry
September 2, 2020
(Alexandria, Va.) – On September 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally announced a private pay distribution from the CARES Act provider relief funds for licensed assisted…
Argentum Advocates for You: 2020 Mid-Year Report
July 31, 2020
QUICK LINKS Federal Update State Update A MESSAGE FROM ARGENTUM These past four months have been among the most trying any of us have ever faced. Many of the challenges…
Argentum Advocates for You State Update
December 6, 2019
Argentum Advocates for You State Update
September 23, 2019
Argentum Advocates for You State Update
June 19, 2019
ARIZONA AL Training Requirements – SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (SB 1244) Modifies the training program for AL communities to include training that is consistent with the training, competency and test methodology…
Unveiling of the Medicare for All Act of 2019
March 24, 2019
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus, unveiled HR 1384, the Medicare for All Act of 2019 which would transition our current health care system to…
Chronic Care Act Included in Balanced Budget Act May Present Model for Expanding Long-Term Care and Supports
August 20, 2018
Legislation included in the BBA earlier this year may present Congress with a model to expand certain long-term care and supports. Passed with bipartisan support as part of the budget…
HHS Office of Inspector General Report Identifies Vulnerabilities in Medicare Hospice Program
August 20, 2018
As part of OIG’s ongoing efforts to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other HHS programs, it recently released a report identifying vulnerabilities to…
Argentum Advances Discussions on Long-Term Care Financing with Congressional Committees
August 20, 2018
As part of efforts to continue to elevate the issue of long-term care financing and in response to draft legislation by Rep. Frank Pallone, Argentum is actively engaged with Congressional…
A Look at the Medicare Long-Term Care Services and Supports Act
August 20, 2018
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), who currently serves as the Ranking Member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, has filed H.R. 6563, which would establish a public long-term care benefit…
House and Senate Continue Efforts to Curb Opioid Addiction
June 25, 2018
The House of Representatives is slated to pass over 59 bills coming from five different oversight committees addressing the opioid crisis. The Senate Finance Committee has also unanimously approved legislation…