Biden’s Plan To Require More Staff for Nursing Homes Likely To Touch Off a Major Political and Labor Dispute in Congress

The measure would cost nursing homes $40 billion over a decade in what the union calls a ‘historic first step.’

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President Biden speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers, August 9, 2023, at Belen, New Mexico. AP/Alex Brandon

The Biden administration’s proposal to mandate minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes across America is expected to touch off what could be an epic political battle pitting labor unions and Democrats against nursing homes unable to meet the requirements. 

President Biden’s proposed rules for nursing homes, issued through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, are winning praise from Big Labor. The president of the Service Employees International Union, Mary Kay Henry, is already calling the proposal a “historic first step.”

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