Texas Files Lawsuit Against Biden Administration Over Nursing Home Staffing Policy

Texas is suing the Biden administration over a new policy that mandates minimum staffing levels in nursing homes, arguing the federal Medicare agency exceeded its authority.  

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Texas, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) said the rule should be vacated and the administration should be permanently blocked from enforcing it. 

“This power grab by [President] Biden’s health bureaucrats could put much-needed care facilities out of business in some of the most underserved areas of our state,” Paxton said in a statement. “We are taking the federal government to court over this rule that could worsen rural care shortages by shutting down facilities due to new hiring quotas that are impossible to fill.” 

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