Federal court strikes down minimum staffing rule: The details you might not know behind the decision

Federal court strikes down minimum staffing rule: The details you might not know behind the decision
McKnights Long-Term Care News; by Neville M. Bilimoria; 4/21/25
On April 7, 2025, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down the federal minimum staffing Final Rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This was incredibly good news for nursing homes across the country for a variety of reasons ... The opinion from District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk outlined the many laws and regulations America’s nursing homes are subject to in the healthcare arena, but it also recounted some deep history behind minimum staffing efforts that were previously unsuccessful, both by HHS and Congress.  ...

• Learning from our nursing home history ...
• CMS can't overstep its congressional authority ...