"reasonable staffing ratios would, rather than limit access to care settings, improve care and stabilize staffing at nursing homes and other care settings."
"the CMS should move quickly to finalize this proposed rule and should make it even stronger."
"The nursing home industry, however, has fiercely opposed this proposal, claiming that the nursing workforce is not big enough."
"I think if it were beneficial for the hospitals or beneficial for the people of the Commonwealth, we would hear about all of those elements."
"They are going to charge everybody who comes in the door more, which means either the taxpayers, the insurance companies, or private individuals, right?"
"The Health Over Wealth Act would protect every patient and provider that private equity touches."
"We need these hospitals, and we need them to be open and functioning, and functioning at a high level."
"We have failed to step up and change the law to protect the delivery of health care system in America."
"It is insufficient to simply replace one for-profit company with another, like Steward or Optum, without assurances."
"I will say it bluntly, turning private equity loose in our health care system kills people."
"We need to keep the doors open. We need to protect workers. And we need to provide quality care for our communities."