WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following newsletter:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally repealed (https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-cleanup-federal-nursing-home-minimum-staffing-standards-rule-expands-access-rural-tribal-health-care.html#:~:text=The%202024%20rule%20had%20established,aide%20per%20resident%20per%20day%2C) Biden-era minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities (LTC), which affected nearly 1.2 million residents (https://data.cms.gov/summary-statistics-on-use-and-payments/medicare-service-type-reports/cms-program-statistics-medicare-skilled-nursing-facility) across the nation. The rule exacerbated workforce shortages and significantly harmed access to care in rura...