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Policy
Comment: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid
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On November 3rd, 2023, University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD submitted a public comment in response to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This RFI sought comments on minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities and Medicaid institutional payment transparency reporting.
Werner notes that requiring transparent reporting of average wages, employment status for workers, and facility payment rates from both fee-for-service and managed care systems and, ultimately, setting minimum percentages of payments that should support staffing would advance visibility into payment policy and improve the quality of care for Medicaid beneficiaries.
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