The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 40-year old legal decision known as Chevron, with far-reaching implications. The impact on the senior living industry is still unclear – but it could be significant. Prior to its overturning, the doctrine instructed lower courts to consider regulatory agency interpretations in defining and interpreting federal laws. The Supreme Court’s […]
Category: Legislation
This article is available as part of your SHN+ membership The Jan. 25 Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on assisted living covered a lot of ground – which makes sense, considering that the committee’s last hearing dedicated to AL took place 20 years ago. Given the variety of topics covered – including resident safety, […]
Argentum President and CEO James Balda is still optimistic about the industry’s future — but in the short-term, he sees many hurdles left to clear. Educating lawmakers, confronting the senior living workforce shortage and grappling with occupancy and expenses are just a handful of the challenges left for industry stakeholders to solve at this juncture […]
Still reeling from the financial toll of the pandemic, senior living providers now are facing a worsening labor crisis and are fearful about complications related to Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for residents. Meanwhile, federal lawmakers are wrangling over key pieces of President Biden’s agenda, including a budget reconciliation bill and an infrastructure package. With this […]
Senior living industry association Argentum is pivoting to focus more on public policy, particularly at the federal level, in light of the Covid-19 crisis. Over about the last 18 months, the organization doubled its government relations staff to six people and increased its expenditures related to public policy, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told […]
The senior living industry was sidelined from federal financial support for much of last year, due in part to lawmakers’ lack of familiarity with the sector. Going forward, the industry should do a better job of connecting private-pay senior living with the Medicare and Medicaid programs that command so much attention from lawmakers, Brandywine Living […]
A federal court ruling last week that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act grants liability to senior living providers taking measures to protect residents from Covid-19 is seen by industry advocates as a positive sign. It came after months of lobbying Congress for liability immunity from pandemic-related lawsuits. “It is an overwhelmingly positive […]
A new president and a new Congress could accelerate the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, change the federal minimum wage and set crucial public health policies related to Medicare Advantage and other programs. The senior living industry will play an important role in how these actions unfold in the coming months and years — but what […]
One day after President Joe Biden took office, his administration released its national strategy for combating Covid-19. The 200-page plan calls for a “laser-focus” on vaccinating people at highest risk, including older adults and people in congregate settings, as well as “targeted surge assistance” to help contain Covid-19 outbreaks in assisted living. “The United States […]
For the senior living industry, the incoming Biden administration and Democratic control of Congress means new opportunities for advocacy and education — and potentially some pitfalls in the form of new and tighter regulations. The presidential election and the Georgia Senate races have resulted in the Democrats taking the White House and narrow control of […]
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