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Report: Trump Admin Allegedly Repealed Nursing Home Staffing Standards After Donations

Was repealing nursing home staffing rules essential to protect rural and Tribal access or an egregious example of corruption that endangered seniors?

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Report: Trump Admin Allegedly Repealed Nursing Home Staffing Standards After Donations

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Above: A photo illustration of a nurse and an elderly patient. Image credit: Terry Vine/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

Joe Biden's nursing home staffing mandate was a clear example of rigid federal overreach. Rather than helping patients, the rules placed excessive burdens on care facilities, especially those serving rural and Tribal communities, and ignored workforce realities. Repealing this directive was essential to protect vulnerable populations by enabling practical, community-based solutions.

Trump Department of Health and Human Services Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota

Anti-Trump narrative

The NYT's scoop reveals the horrid extent of the Trump administration's rampant corruption. For the sake of a few million dollars, the president was happy to sacrifice the lives of roughly 13,000 seniors every single year to line his own pocket. The repeal of the staffing rule had nothing to do with rural or Tribal access, and everything to do with money and protecting industry profit margins.

Elizabeth Warren on Facebook The New Republic