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Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight

//August 10, 2021

Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight

//August 10, 2021//

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to the ravages of -19 in , senior Democratic senators Tuesday introduced to increase nurse staffing, improve infection control and bolster inspections.

The bill, from a group led by Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, is part of a broader overhaul of long-term care just getting started. Separately, President Joe Biden is seeking $400 billion to expand home and community based care as an alternative to nursing homes in the giant domestic agenda bill Democrats are pushing in Congress. His COVID relief law already provided a down payment.

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