ANCOR Capitol Correspondence: U.S. Senate Shifts Gears on Policy Priorities
How to Watch Governor Wolf’s 2022–2023 Budget Address Live
What to Watch for in Pennsylvania Governor’s Budget Proposal
HHS Distributing $2 Billion More in Provider Relief Fund Payments to Health Care Providers Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
ALYN PARC Introduces Monthly Webinar Series — Monday, February 7
RCPA Signs Letter Urging Action on Substantial Delays in Issuing Professional Licenses
Documents From February 2 MLTSS Subcommittee Meeting
On February 2, 2022, the monthly Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee held their monthly meeting. The handouts referenced and shared during this monthly meeting are provided below:
- Meeting Agenda
- DHS/OLTL 2022 Priorities Presentation
- Medicaid Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh (MRC) Report on the Evaluation of CHC
- 2021 HCBS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey Statewide Overview and MCO Analysis
The next MLTSS Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2022.
CMS Releases Updated IRF Provider Preview Reports
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the updated Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Provider Preview Reports. These reports contain provider performance scores for quality measures and contain data submitted by IRFs from Quarter 3 (Q3) 2020 through Quarter 2 (Q2) 2021.
Providers have until February 25, 2022, to review their performance data. Providers can request CMS review their data during the preview period if they believe the scores are inaccurate. The final reports will be published on Care Compare and Provider Data Catalog (PDC) during the March 2022 refresh of the websites. For additional information, visit the CMS IRF QRP Public Reporting website.
DOH Announces New, Additional Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Sites
OFCCP Affirmative Action Webinar — February 1
Shared with RCPA by ACCSES:
The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will hold a webinar at 2:00 pm EST on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, “on the registration process for OFCCP’s new Contractor Portal. Federal contractors are required to take affirmative action to provide equal employment opportunities. Federal contractors meeting specific jurisdictional thresholds are required to develop a written Affirmative Action Program (AAP) under each of the laws enforced by OFCCP. Covered federal contractors must use the Contractor Portal to certify, on an annual basis, whether they have developed and maintained an AAP for each establishment and/or functional unit, as applicable.”
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