“During the pandemic it became clear that requiring a mandatory, three-day hospital stay for everyone who is ready to enter a nursing home is wasteful and ineffective,” said Katie Sloan in a LeadingAge press release on February 16th. The release accompanied a letter LeadingAge sent to key Congressional leaders on February 16 and a similar letter sent to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on February 14, seeking administrative extension of the three day stay waiver. In both letters, LeadingAge provides evidence and anecdotes demonstrating the requirement is outdated, not meaningful, and unreasonable, as well as increasing costs to the Medicare program.
