The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) has announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the renewal of the OBRA Waiver for 2021. The waiver had no substantive changes and will become effective on July 1, 2021. The OBRA renewal will be posted to the OBRA web page by July 1, 2021. Questions about this renewal should be directed to the OLTL Bureau of Policy Development and Communications Management at (717) 857-3280.
Please register here to join the next RCPA Member Update Webinar on Friday, June 25, 2021 at 10:00 am. This webinar will feature a presentation on Cybersecurity in Healthcare, sponsored by Lockton Companies. In addition to the Cybersecurity topic, please join us for a discussion of budget and legislative issues, including the American Rescue Plan. Jack Phillips, Paul Dlugolecki, and Pat Brier will be present to discuss and take questions and comments. RCPA will then present member updates, including budget and legislative information.
We look forward to your participation!
Please join RCPA in supporting this important legislation.
Message from Michael Gamel-McCormick:
Senators Casey, Wyden and Schumer, along with Senators Murray, Duckworth, Brown and Hassan, and Representatives Dingell, Pallone, Schakowsky and Matsui will soon introduce the bicameral Better Care Better Jobs Act. The Better Care Better Jobs Act will make President Biden’s bold vision to expand home and community-based services (HCBS) infrastructure, a key component of the American Jobs Plan, a reality.
If your organization would like to be listed as a supporting organization of the bill, please email: josh_kramer@aging.senate.gov.
For questions about the policy, contact Liz Dervan, Keith Miller, Michael Gamel-McCormick, Tim Huebner, or Rick Van Buren.
We hope that your organization will support this transformative piece of legislation. Thank you.
Michael Gamel-McCormick
Disability Policy Director
Special Committee on Aging
Sen. Bob Casey, Chair
The next Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, as a webinar with remote streaming from 10:00 am–1:00 pm.
To register for this webinar, please visit the webinar registration link. The dial-in number is: (914) 614-3221; Access Code: 716-025-613. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Remote captioning and streaming services will be provided. If you require these services, please visit this remote captioning and streaming services link.
