(U.S.Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced a bipartisan Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act. The legislation would prohibit the finalization of a proposed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule that would establish staffing ratios in rural nursing homes, which could result in mass facility closures across Montana.
In addition to blocking the CMS staffing mandate, the bill would create an advisory council to analyze the state of the nursing home workforce. The advisory council would then submit a report to Congress with recommendations to address these workforce challenges.
