House Republicans from New York are urging federal health agencies to assess whether former Governor Andrew Cuomo's nursing home policy during the COVID-19 pandemic violated federal guidelines. Their inquiry focuses on Cuomo's March 25, 2020 order permitting nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients, which led to over 15,000 deaths. Representatives, including Mike Lawler, highlighted bipartisan concerns over the policy's adherence to federal standards, citing reports claiming it was inconsistent. Additionally, they questioned Cuomo's reasoning for revising the policy just weeks after its implementation, suggesting an acknowledgment of its flaws.
Five years ago, over 15,000 vulnerable New Yorkers died in nursing homes because of a reckless directive that forced COVID-positive patients into ill-prepared nursing home facilities after kicking them out of hospitals.
I'm demanding the CDC [Centers for Disease Control] and CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] tell us the truth: Did Cuomo's order follow federal guidelines, or did he defy them? Families of our constituents deserve answers, not excuses.
The policy was "inconsistent" with federal guidance - and that even a Democratic minority report said the edict "arguably contradicted federal CMS guidance."
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