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In Surprise Move, DHHS Appeals District Court Decision to Strike Down Long Term Care Staffing Mandates

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On April 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas struck down the Biden administration’s final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long term care...more

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Texas Court Strikes Down Key Portions of Biden-Era Rule Imposing Minimum Nurse Staffing Requirements at Nursing Homes

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On April 7, 2025, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas vacated two provisions of a major 2024 CMS nurse staffing regulation requiring nursing homes to have an RN on site 24 hours a day, 7 days per week...more

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Nursing Home Industry Cheers While Also Signaling a Continuing Need for Workforce Solutions

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When the Biden administration issued its final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities (“Final Rule”) on April 22, 2024, it sought to mandate minimum levels of nursing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Inaugural Meeting of the White House’s Pricing Strike Force Focuses on Healthcare, Groceries, and Junk Fees

The Biden Administration recently convened the first meeting of its Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), an interagency initiative announced in March 2024 to “root out and stop illegal corporate behavior...more

Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

New Nursing Home Staffing Standards Announced By Biden Administration

On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that it had issued several new rules affecting Medicaid beneficiaries and skilled nursing facilities. Most important to skilled nursing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Regulatory Race Is On: The Biden Administration Sprints to Issue Key Health Policies

The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Biden Administration and CMS Propose New Rule to Provide Greater Transparency for Nursing Home Ownership

Following the Biden administration’s efforts to promote nursing home safety, transparency, accountability and quality, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule governing nursing home...more

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Proposed Nursing Home Disclosure Requirements Target Private Equity Companies and REITs

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On February 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule which would require greater disclosures of the ownership and management of Medicare and Medicaid nursing homes. Specifically,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Biden Administration Takes Steps to Reinforce Nursing Home Safeguards

In connection with the Biden-Harris administration’s stated goals of improving safety, transparency, accountability and quality in nursing homes, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced new...more

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Nursing homes reckon with big suits and prospect of tough staffing rules

The Biden Administration is encountering stiff industry opposition but is forging ahead with plans to announce in coming months major regulatory reforms that advocates hope finally will force nursing homes to meet minimum...more

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CMS Eyes State Medicaid Programs as Part of the Biden Administration’s Plan to Improve Nursing Home Care

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For the Biden administration, the over 200,000 COVID-related deaths of nursing home residents and staff have served as a powerful signal for the need for nursing home reform. As part of the administration’s reform efforts,...more

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Nursing Homes Beware: the Government has Increased Its Scrutiny of Related Parties

The Biden Administration has expressed a deep concern about nursing home owners and related parties excessively profiting off of the residents they serve to the detriment of quality care. To address this concern, President...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | May 2022 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights notable enforcement activity between April 21 and May 20, 2022, including a telemedicine case involving $64 million in false and fraudulent claims. We also...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Biden Administration Takes Action to Improve Competition, Transparency and Quality for Hospitals and Nursing Homes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published detailed databases summarizing changes of ownership of Medicare-enrolled hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The databases currently include...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Biden’s 2023 Proposed Budget Aims to Hold Long-Term Care Facility Owners Accountable

President Biden recently announced his Federal Fiscal Year Budget Proposal, which included a proposal to hold long-term care (LTC) facility owners accountable for noncompliant closures and substandard care. Specifically,...more

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Biden Administration Signals Even Harsher Regulation of Long-Term Care Industry

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President Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. During his address, Biden mentioned private equity backed nursing homes, commenting on the perceived decline in quality and increased costs...more

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Biden Administration Foreshadows Impending Nursing Home Quality Reforms

On February 28, 2022, the White House issued a fact sheet outlining several efforts aimed to increase safety, accountability, oversight and transparency in the senior services industry (Fact Sheet). Although the Fact Sheet’s...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Proposal Calls for Increased Transparency of Ownership for Privately Owned Nursing Homes

Continuing the theme of increased transparency of ownership of nursing homes included in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the White House issued a Fact Sheet titled “Protecting Seniors and People with Disabilities by Improving...more

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Biden Proposes Nursing Home Reforms During State of The Union Address

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If you blinked, you may have missed it, but President Biden announced a plan in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to “set higher standards for nursing homes” to “make sure your loved ones get the care they deserve...more

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Nursing Homes a Top Area of Focus in Presidential State of the Union Address

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As part of his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden focused on nursing homes as among the most important issues our nation is currently facing. While his speech did not devote a lot of time to the...more

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Biden Administration Announces Plan to Address Nursing Home Staffing and Quality of Care through Federal Regulatory Revisions

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Working through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Biden administration has proposed a number of regulatory reforms to address quality of care and staffing in nursing homes. CMS proposes to tighten...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Permits CMS Vaccine Mandate for Employees of Healthcare Facilities to Become Effective

On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinions in each of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) vaccination...more

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President Biden Announces Healthcare Provisions in Build Back Better Framework

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Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Newly Issued Vaccine Guidance Brings Increased Uncertainty for Nursing Home Operators and Staff

Among additional measures announced by the Biden administration on August 18 in response to the proliferation of the Delta variant of COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Services is directed to implement guidelines...more

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Private Employers Must Mandate Employee Vaccinations or Weekly Testing Under President Biden’s New Plan

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On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden announced key provisions of his new plan to require more Americans to be vaccinated in order to combat the spread of COVID-19....more

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