HHS kills Biden nursing home mandate that would have required 102,000 new staff

Published December 2, 2025 3:09pm ET



The Trump administration rescinded a Biden administration rule that would have required nursing homes to double their staff effectively and would have cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday that it repealed President Joe Biden’s 2024 rule, which would have required nursing homes accepting Medicare and Medicaid funding to provide residents with 3.48 hours of nursing care daily.

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