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CMS recently finalized three rules the MLTSS Association provided comments on: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (fact sheet);...

The MLTSS Association and the Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP), Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP), Blue Cross...

On April 4th, CMS released the Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program and the Medicare...

We are delighted to announce that MLTSS Association CEO, Mary Kaschak, and MLTSS Association member Rachel Turner Chinetti of Elevance...

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Value-Based Contracting (VBC) Workgroup, a critical initiative aimed at advancing VBC...

We are pleased to welcome four new members to the MLTSS Association Board of Directors: Brendan Harris, President, UPMC for YOU & State...

Are you a graduate student passionate about Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term services and supports (LTSS)? Our Atkins Fellowship offers...

Senator Casey shared a discussion draft of the Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act (LTC Workforce Act) for the MLTSS Association and...

The MLTSS Association and the SNP Alliance sent a letter to Congress on bipartisan integrated care legislation that proposes to advance...

On January 31st, 2024, CMS published the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2025 for Medicare Advantage (MA)...

Growth in America’s older adults and people with disabilities (projected to reach 95 million in 2060 and 14.7 million in 2065,...

We are pleased to announce the election of a founding member of the Association and longtime Board member Sharon Alexander as the new...

State MLTSS programs vary widely in the populations and benefits included under managed care. To better understand the state of...

On January 5th, 2024, the MLTSS Association submitted comments on CMS’ 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule. Among its...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) proposed regulatory updates to Section 504 of the...

CMS published a proposed rule that would establish comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes. If finalized, nursing...

In August, members of the House Budget Committee launched a new Health Care Task Force, charged with seeking ways to cut health care...

The National MLTSS Health Plan Association partnered with Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) to develop a resource that highlights...

Despite increased demand for long-term services and supports (LTSS), a shortage of direct care workers (DCWs) remains a significant...

Following up on our work from July 2021, the National MLTSS Health Plan Association has updated its set of policy proposals to advance...