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LeadingAge PA, an association representing more than 380 providers of services for seniors, today issued the following statement from President and CEO Adam Marles on newly proposed nursing home regulations by the Wolf administration

LeadingAge PA, an association representing more than 370 providers of services for seniors, today issued the following statement from President and CEO Adam Marles on the 2021-22 budget proposal from Gov. Tom Wolf.

Pennsylvania's leading senior care advocacy organizations - LeadingAge PA, the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), and the Pennsylvania Coalition of Affiliated Healthcare & Living Communities (PACAH) - filed a lawsuit yesterday in state Commonwealth Court to demand Wolf Administration officials re-allocate more than $150 million in federal dollars that, in accordance with state law, was mandated to be directed to Pennsylvania's nursing home residents and their providers of care.

LeadingAge PA President and CEO Adam Marles today condemned Gov. Tom Wolf for vetoing House Bill 1737. "House Bill 1737 enjoyed bipartisan support in the legislature," Marles said. "Despite this, Gov. Wolf has turned his back on nursing home providers during a pandemic when they need him the most. Long-term care providers must have the support of their state government at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is surging and still an immense challenge.

LeadingAge PA President and CEO Adam Marles today commended the Pennsylvania General Assembly for sending House Bill 1737 to Gov. Tom Wolf for his signature. The legislation includes long overdue comprehensive, temporary, pandemic-related liability protection for senior care providers.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today issued the following statement on the Wolf Administration's Universal Testing Order for Nursing Homes:

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today issued the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide $237.9 million to nursing home facilities in Pennsylvania impacted by COVID-19.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today issued the following statement on the decision by the state Department of Health to release the names of nursing and personal care homes that have had residents and employees test positive for COVID-19.

Adam Marles, president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, the voice for nonprofit senior care in Pennsylvania, today thanked the state Senate for unanimously approving a $507 million emergency funding package to help all Pennsylvania nursing facilities battle the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation now goes to the state House for consideration.

Adam Marles, LeadingAge PA president and CEO, spoke with Fox56.