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Proposed bill would limit HUD mortgage insurance to ‘quality’ nursing homes

U.S. Rep. Mark Walker filed legislation Tuesday to change the way the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides mortgage insurance to nursing homes—the subject of a Center for Public Integrity investigation last fall. Walker’s proposed Nursing Home Accountability Act seeks to link the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality ratings […]