Mark Pocan: “They took away the staffing ratios for patients in nursing…”

“I mean, it just, it's that and then also another one, you know, on nursing homes. 55% of seniors in nursing homes in Wisconsin are on Medicaid. And the number is larger in many parts of the country. They took away the staffing ratios for patients in nursing homes in the bill. as well. So now you can, you know, have far more people to a single staff person, which means people won't get the care in nursing homes anymore either.” (09:57–10:03)

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