Bill and Bob Thomas (Principals) Senior Star graciously hosted a meeting in Tulsa, Okla., this week with honored guest Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and leaders of the senior living industry and Alzheimer’s Association.
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Senator Capito Meets with Senior Living and Alzheimer’s Leaders
Topics: State Partners
Argentum Team Meets with Tennessee State Legislator/Industry Leader
Paul Williams, vice president of government relations, Argentum, along with Mike Bivens, Brian Bivens, and Nicole Painter of Bivens & Associates, Argentum’s lobbying team in Tennessee, had a meeting this week with Tennessee State Rep. Greg Vital (R-Harrison) and Morning Pointe Senior Living Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Franklin Farrow.
Topics: State Partners
HRSA Down to Last of Provider Relief Phase IV and Phase III Claims
Argentum met with officials of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week to discuss matters related to the Provider Relief Fund for Phase IV regular consideration and Phase III reconsiderations.
Topics: Funding
As Congress races to finish their official business on Capitol Hill, join us for the upcoming Argentum Advocates Briefing on Wednesday, September 28 at 2pm ET, just 41 days before the midterm elections.
Topics: Policy Briefing
Argentum’s Women in Leadership Marks Critical Step for New ‘Mentor and Match’ Career-Building Program
CEOs and other leading executives take center stage in welcoming a new initiative to broaden the career paths for women in senior living communities.
Topics: Accomplishments
Labor Board Announces Proposal for Return to Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard
Earlier this week, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) presented a proposal to revise its standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics: Workforce Policy
On Sept. 2, Judy Hackler, executive director of the Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA), and I had the pleasure of joining with William Fralin, CEO of Retirement Unlimited Inc. (RUI), and Doris-Ellie Sullivan, president of RUI, at their wonderful Paul Spring Retirement Community in Alexandria, Va. There, we shared the benefits and challenges of senior living communities with Virginia delegates and senators, and Virginia’s Commissioner of the Department of Labor, Gary Pan.
Topics: State Partners
Pennsylvania Assisted Living Leaders Meet with Lawmaker Susan Wild
Country Meadows of Forks in West Easton, Pa., hosted Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) recently, where leaders from the Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association (PALA) and other stakeholders joined the lawmaker in a discussion and tour as part of an education and outreach initiative.
Topics: State Partners
Update on Provider Relief and Efforts for Targeted Phase IV Fund
Argentum met with officials of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week to discuss matters related to the Provider Relief Fund for Phase IV regular consideration and Phase III reconsiderations.
Bottom line, Phase IV payment determinations and Phase III reconsiderations will likely be finalized in the very near future and at the latest by mid-September. The new deadline for Phase IV reconsiderations will be at least 45 days from the time HRSA completes all determinations for Phase IV and anyone can file a reconsideration regardless of when they received their determination for Phase IV.
Phase IV
Phase IV is down to a final few applications under review (and if approved subsequent payment) and should be complete in the very near future with a strong likelihood of wrapping up before mid-September. With so few applications remaining under review, if you have not received notice of the payment determination of your Phase IV application, please contact Provider Support at 966-569-3522 for status of your Phase IV application.
Phase IV Reconsideration
The time to file any and all Phase IV reconsideration requests will be 45 days from the time HRSA completes the final Phase IV determination. What this means is that anyone is eligible to file a reconsideration for Phase IV if you believe an error was made by the government in your determination resulting in a denial or underpayment. The biggest change is that those applicants who filed a reconsideration earlier this year will be considered along with those that file their reconsiderations at the latest allowable time (currently 45 days from the date HRSA completes Phase IV application determinations). This means all reconsiderations will be considered at the same time and no preference extended to those that filed earlier. This also means that no matter when you received a determination, you will have an opportunity to file a reconsideration up to 45 days from the time HRSA completes final Phase IV determinations. This will also likely mean that the Phase IV reconsideration process will be completed some time in 2023. We will provide more details regarding deadlines when available.
Phase III Reconsiderations
Scheduled to be finalized by no later than mid-September according to HRSA.
Status of Phase IV and/or Phase III Reconsideration Determinations
If you have not received notice of the status of your Phase IV and/or Phase III reconsideration applications, please contact Provider Support at 866-569-3522.
Optum Pay Account Issues Related to Payment
Please contact Optum Support at 877-620-6194 with questions or issues with creating an Optum Pay account, required for payments of $100,000 or higher, especially if you were determined to receive a payment and payment has not occurred.
Please contact Paul Williams at pwilliams@argentum.org with any questions.
Topics: Funding
House Legislation Seeks to Include Assisted Living Option for Veterans
Argentum is proud to support legislation recently introduced in the House of Representatives that would allow veterans to have the option of living in assisted living communities via a series of pilot programs around the country.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) introduced The Expanding Veterans’ Options for Long Term Care Act, along with cosponsors Reps. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), David Trone (D-Md.), and Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.).