Healthcare DIVE May 28, 2024
The plaintiffs slammed the rule as an overreach of authority that creates an “onerous and unachievable” mandate.
Dive Brief:
- Nursing home groups have sued the HHS and CMS to block the Biden administration’s new nursing home staffing mandate, which is deeply unpopular with the industry.
- Under the rule, which was finalized last month and is scheduled to take effect in August, long term care facilities must provide 3.48 hours of care per resident per day and have a registered nurse on duty at all times. The CMS predicted 79% of long term care facilities nationwide would have to increase hiring to meet requirements.
- The leading plaintiffs — the American Health Care Association and the Texas Health Care Association —...