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HHS repeals federal nursing home staffing rule to expand rural access

Nurse caring for elderly woman in front of nursing home window.
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Kevin Kinsella

2 min read

The Trump administration removes Biden-era requirements for nursing home facilities, receives mixed responses.

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repealed key provisions of a Biden-era regulation that would have forced nursing home operators to increase nurse staffing, arguing the regulations would have put rural communities at a disadvantage.

According to HHS, the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities

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