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Senators Say Administration's Rollback Of Nursing Home Regulations Puts Patients At Risk
The Hill: Dems Seek Reversal Of Nursing Home Regulatory Rollback
A group of Democratic senators want the Trump administration to reverse its steady rollback of regulations on nursing homes. In a letter sent to Alex Azar, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Democrats allege that the regulatory rollback “will inevitably weaken the safety of our nation’s nursing homes and put patients, many of whom are elderly and wholly reliant on this care, at greater risk.” (Weixel, 2/20)
Meanwhile, in more news from Capitol Hill —
The Hill: Lawmakers Call For Withdrawal Of Trump Proposal That Could Impact 9/11 Responders' Health Care
A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers called on White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to scrap a proposal in President Trump's proposed budget plan they say could threaten the health treatment of 9/11 first responders. New York Reps. Pete King (R), Jerrold Nadler (D) and Carolyn Maloney (D) said they were "shocked and disturbed" by the proposal, which would see a realignment involving the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). (Manchester, 2/18)
The Hill: Science Group Reserves Nearly $2M In Airtime To Boost Dems In Three States
A group focused on recruiting and training scientists to run for office is reserving nearly $2 million in TV ads in three states that house highly competitive House races in 2018. 314 Action, named after the first three digits of pi, reserved $1 million in broadcast TV ads in the Los Angeles media market, $500,000 in the Detroit media market and $350,000 in the Seattle media market. (Hagen, 2/21)
