Coalition of state AGs expresses concerns over delay on nursing home reforms

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in condemning federal actions that would delay the enforcement of protections for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who receive care in skilled nursing facilities. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the attorneys general express grave concerns over an upcoming rule-making period that will revisit requirements deemed to be burdensome for facilities. “These actions by the Trump administration would strip Iowa seniors of important protections,” Miller said in a statement. “Iowa’s nursing home residents need more protection, not less.” CMS has delayed implementing long-term care reforms that were instituted to prevent the spread of infections in nursing homes, improve training for staff, provide protections against abuse, neglect and exploitation of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and ban arbitration agreements, according to Miller.