Hill May 16, 2024
House Republicans have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes.
Under the requirements unveiled last month, all nursing homes that receive federal funding through Medicare and Medicaid will need to have a registered nurse on staff 24 hours per day, seven days per week and provide at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident per day.
The rules will cost nursing homes $43 billion over the next decade, according to estimates from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Industry groups argue the measures set an impossible standard and will only worsen the existing staffing shortages.
The measure was introduced earlier this week by...
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