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Advocates and Members Urge Retention of CMS Minimum Nursing‑home Staffing Standards
Summary
Witnesses told the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee that CMS’s 24/7 registered nurse and minimum direct‑care hour standards should be implemented to improve resident outcomes and reduce preventable harm.
WASHINGTON — At a March hearing on post‑acute care, advocates and some lawmakers urged the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee to preserve new federal nursing‑facility staffing requirements, saying the rules would improve resident outcomes and save lives.
"These standards require a registered nurse around the clock," Eric Carlson of Justice in Aging told the subcommittee. He summarized the final CMS rule as requiring at least…
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