The article, co-written with Michelle F. – National Health Care Associates, Inc and Sharon Scheuermann – Risk Strategies, examines the recently finalized Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule establishing minimum staffing requirements for long-term facilities. While the rule sets phased implementation standards over the span of several years, it has drawn criticism for lacking funding support and imposing mandates that many facilities are currently unable to meet due to ongoing workforce shortages.
This article on the federal staffing mandate is especially timely, as a Texas federal court recently invalidated the CMS rule. The piece offers an in-depth analysis of the staffing mandate and largely predicted the Texas Court’s response.
