Congressman Steven Horsford Reintroduces Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021

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Today, Congressman Steven Horsford reintroduced the Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act of 2021. This legislation would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to publish demographic information on COVID-19 infections and deaths in long-term care facilities and provide greater accountability and transparency for families on the quality of care in nursing homes.

"My grandmother spent 27 years in a nursing home after a debilitating stroke, and I spent much of my early life there at her side. I cannot imagine the heartbreak and fear that families have experienced not being able to visit their loved ones in nursing homes over the last year," said Congressman Steven Horsford. "Throughout the pandemic, our nursing home residents and staff have suffered high rates of COVID-19-related deaths. The Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Act will improve accountability and transparency and give families peace of mind in knowing how nursing homes are handling the pandemic and keeping their loved ones safe."

The Nursing Facility Quality Report Act of 2021 provides statutory authority for the requirement that Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities report data regarding COVID-19 preparedness, testing, infections, and deaths.

Additionally, the legislation requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish on the Nursing Home Compare website certain demographic information, aggregated by state, with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths in such facilities.

You can find the full text of the bill here.

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