Consumer, Worker Advocates Launch SNF Campaign As Staffing Expectations Sour

Union leaders and consumer advocates have launched a campaign urging CMS to release its proposed rule on nursing home staffing minimums as soon as possible, and calling on community members, patients, caregivers and workers to continue vocally supporting a strong national minimum nursing home staffing standard. But several experts told Inside Health Policy that relentless pressure from the nursing home lobby has delayed the rule, and rumblings behind the scenes hint that CMS may not pack as much of...