Lloyd Doggett | Official U.S. House headshot
Lloyd Doggett | Official U.S. House headshot
Washington, D.C.—On September 1, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s announcement of new actions on nursing home safety:
“For 18 months, nursing home residents, their families, and the selfless workers caring for them, have anxiously awaited long-overdue relief promised by the Biden Administration in the State of the Union. After repeated delays spurred by industry influence, we have a weak and disappointing proposal that does little to improve the quality of care or stop the mistreatment of nursing home staff. Remarkably, CMS is proposing standards that are lower than what was recommended over 20 years ago, despite significant concern that those standards were inadequate. While I agree with the proposal’s intent to improve oversight and enforcement, as well as stronger accountability for the use of taxpayer dollars, this rule does not meet the urgent need for strong staffing standards. Seniors and individuals with disabilities, along with care workers, deserve a much stronger final rule.”
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