The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expected to take action to make elder care facilities share more information about coronavirus cases with residents, staff and family members
Federal health regulators are expected to push the nursing-home industry to inform residents, their families and staff quickly when facilities confirm Covid-19 cases, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could announce the move as early as this week, the people said.
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