W&M Leader Calls On CMS To Provide Info On Nursing Home Abuse

By Chelsea Cirruzzo / August 27, 2019 at 11:03 AM
The House Ways & Means Committee chair called on CMS and the Department of Justice to provide more information on how they plan to tackle cases of abuse in nursing homes after the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found in June that potential abuse and neglect at nursing homes wasn’t always reported and investigated. “Every American has a right to live free from abuse and neglect,” wrote Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) in his letter sent Tuesday (Aug. 27) to...

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