On February 24th, Martha Roherty, on behalf of ADvancing States, submitted a letter to Secretary Tom Price, congratulating him on his confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Ms. Roherty wrote "We look forward…

On February 10th, ADvancing States submitted comments on the CMS Request for Information regarding the PACE innovation act.  The PACE Innovation Act of 2015 (PIA) provides authority to waive certain provisions of Section 1934 of the Social…

On January 9, ADvancing States submitted comments on the CMS Request for Information regarding Federal Government Interventions To Ensure the Provision of Timely and Quality Home and Community Based Services. For more information on the RFI…

On June 17, ADvancing States wrote to Chairman Harold Rogers, House Committee on Appropriations; Ranking Member Nita M. Lowey, House Committee on Appropriations; Chairman Tom Cole, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and…

On Wednesday, May 18th, The Department of Labor (DOL) released a final regulation implementing changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime requirements.  The final rule raises the salary threshold for exemption from wage and overtime…

Earlier today, April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care final rule (Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, Medicaid and CHIP Comprehensive Quality Strategies, and…

Today, President Obama signed into law S.192, the Older Americans Act reauthorization. The Senate originally passed S.192 in July of 2015, and the House passed an amended version of the bill last month. On April 7, 2016, the Senate passed the amended…

Statement from Martha A. Roherty, ADvancing States Executive Director, regarding the passage of S.192, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization, in the United States Senate

Today, the Senate passed S.192, the Older Americans…

At 4:40 p.m. on March 21, 2016, the House of Representatives passed S.192, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization bill. Last year the bill cleared the Senate by unanimous consent. ADvancing States sent several letters to House leadership,…

On March 7, ADvancing States wrote to Chairman John Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce and Ranking Member Robert C. Scott, Committee on Education and the Workforce to express ADvancing States' support for the Older Americans Act…