HHS Watchdog To Probe Enforcement Of Nursing Home Staffing Standards

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News)

The inspector general at the Department of Health and Human Services this month launched an examination into federal oversight of skilled nursing facilities amid signs some homes aren’t meeting Medicare’s minimum staffing requirements. Continue reading article here…

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