Lawmakers Write Nursing Home CEOs Over Minimum Staffing Pushback

Lawmakers including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders write CEOs of Brookdale Senior Living, Ensign Group, and National HealthCare about claims that the nursing homes cannot afford to meet new minimum staffing requirements, according to a release.

• Lawmakers cite new SEC filings showing CEO pay
• “The basis of your opposition to minimum staffing standards appears to be quite simple: greed,” write lawmakers including Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Jan Schakowsky

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