Join us for an outline of what nonprofits CAN and CANNOT do when it comes to advocacy. You’ll hear from an expert on this topic with specific, real-world examples and plenty of time for your questions. LSA staff will also share updates on the latest with Medicaid, housing, and other activity on Capitol Hill. REGISTER HERE.
STRENGTH & SERVICE SERIES
Leading with Intelligence: A Roadmap to AI Readiness & Co-design
Wednesday, March 18 at 1:00 PM ET
For Lutheran Services in America leaders, artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration. It is a present-day necessity for operational resilience. Yet for many organizations, the path to implementation is complicated by ethical questions, workforce skepticism, and uncertainty about where to begin.
Join generative AI firm AIEYU and Lutheran Services in America on Wednesday, March 18, at 1 p.m. ET for an deep dive into AI readiness and co-design. Led by professionals with lived experience in the systems they serve, this session moves beyond technology buzzwords to focus on practical, human-centered change management. Participants will explore how “field-informed intelligence” can help address staff shortages, protect frontline boundaries through immersive training, and establish governance structures that keep people, dignity, and trust at the center of care. REGISTER HERE.
ADVOCACY UPDATE
HHS Expands Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Efforts in Medicaid
On February 13, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) released on X/Twitter a dataset from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with aggregated, provider-level claims data for specific billing codes based on an algorithm looking for outliers and inconsistencies. As part of a broader effort to address waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, the release on X led to additional tweets with further allegations of wrongdoing without any specific knowledge or information related to the claims.
Now what?
The House Energy & Commerce Committee majority also tweeted that it intends to conduct further oversight based on the new dataset. Kaiser Health News and other sources have published articles to highlight what the data does and does not include, including deficiencies in the algorithm used.
More to come
Based on significant changes CMS is making in Minnesota to withhold a portion of their federal share of Medicaid funding and recent requests for information from providers in Wisconsin, among others, we are proactively engaging key committee staff on Capitol Hill with jurisdiction over Medicaid. Our goal is to learn and share more about how Congress is viewing these actions and how they plan to respond. We are also working to update Here We Stand. messaging as part of on-going campaign-related efforts.
What You Can Do!
If you are experiencing inquiries related to waste, fraud or abuse, or if you have received communications from the federal government asking your organization to report on your Medicaid-related services, please let us know. Most importantly, if this is impacting your ability to provide services, please collect and share stories of impact. This information will be important as we continue to work with partners to address allegations.
Update Us About Your Meetings or Site Visits with Policymakers
If you have meetings with federal lawmakers or their staff members, or if they have a site visit at one of your facilities, please let us know so we can track these advocacy engagements. We have a simple tool available for you to log these meetings/visits yourself, or simply contact our Policy team to let us know.
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
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