Long-Term Care Stakeholders Weigh Policy Changes Under New Administration
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News (11/6, Marselas) reports, "A day after President-elect Donald Trump claimed a surprisingly decisive victory, many long-term care stakeholders were looking forward to sweeping policy changes." The article adds, "Providers hope to seize on Trump’s anti-regulatory outlook, reverse the Biden administration’s onerous new staffing requirements set to go into effect starting in 2026 and undo current opposition to for-profit nursing home ownership." AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Clif Porter "said he welcomed the opportunity to work with Trump in a statement issued Tuesday." Porter added, "It is critical that our nation’s leaders prioritize, support, and invest in America’s seniors and their caregivers. ... While we are eager to get to work, there is still much that can be accomplished before the end of the year." New Hampshire Health Care Association President and CEO Brendan Williams also commented, saying, "I expect his administration to pare back Biden’s bizarre regulatory vendetta."
McKnight’s Senior Living (11/6, Bonvissuto) reports "the senior living industry promptly promoted a vow of collaboration with the incoming administration — along with a plea to lawmakers to first pass legislation during the lame-duck sessions addressing the care and needs of the nation’s older adults." Leaders from groups including AHCA/NCAL "emphasized that their missions — improving the lives of the nation’s older adults — remain unchanged. They also offered their expertise in designing solutions to protect and enhance access to care." Porter said, "We urge lawmakers to pass legislation during the lame-duck session that rationalizes regulations, expands workforce development and increases access to care for seniors and individuals with disabilities."
Senior Housing News (11/6, Montgomery) reports Porter also "said the organization was ‘optimistic’ that the incoming Trump administration would rescind the ‘unrealistic’ staffing mandate, but noted the ‘multiple paths’ for Congress and the courts to address the contentious issue."
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