AHCA/NCAL

Latest News from AHCA/NCAL
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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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  • New Article Highlights Revolutionary Long Term Care Data Resource
    3.04.2026
    Today, we're celebrating the recent publication of work from the Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Cooperative in a leading journal for clinical aging research, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS).
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  • AHCA/NCAL Releases Recommendations to Advance Accountable Care for Long Term Care Residents
    2.26.2026
    AHCA/NCAL released a whitepaper titled, “Advancing Accountable Care for Long Term Care Residents," which was recently shared with CMS.
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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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  • CDC’s Project Firstline Releases Environmental Services Micro-Learn Training
    3.24.2026
    Project Firstline recognizes that environmental services workers are vital members of the health care team and are crucial in maintaining a clean and safe health care environment.
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  • U.S. Department of Labor Launches Center for Faith Website
    3.24.2026
    The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the launch of a  website for its Center for Faith.
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  • H-1B Health Care Workforce Bill Introduced
    3.24.2026
    On March 17, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act.
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  • Can You Stop the Outbreak? Quality Summit's Escape Room Will Put You to the Test
    3.24.2026
    Infection prevention and control became a critical focus during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the urgency hasn't faded.
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