Rules Flow With Congress Out This Week, CRA Clock Ticks Down

The Biden administration is keeping itself busy this week with lawmakers out of town, releasing Monday (April 22) its long-awaited rule instituting the nation’s first minimum staffing standards for skilled nursing homes, requiring facilities receiving Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement to have a registered nurse onsite 24/7and other requirements. HHS also unveiled the final “Ensuring Access To Medicaid Services” rule that aims to boost access to home care and to quality jobs in the sector by mandating at least 80% of Medicaid pay...