Federal officials announce new coronavirus rules for nursing homes to boost transparency

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-officials-announce-new-coronavirus-rules-nursing-homes-boost-transparency-n1187526

The federal agency that oversees nursing homes announced new transparency measures on Sunday requiring the disclosure of coronavirus cases to families of patients and public health officials.

Speaking during a White House briefing, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Seema Verma called the new policies “important” and said they will support a nationwide effort to track the virus and slow its spread.

"As we reopen the United States, our surveillance effort around the virus will begin in nursing homes," Verma said.

It wasn't clear when the new reporting system would take effect. In a memo Sunday, the agency said it would be put into place "very soon."

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1. Seema Verma

(born September 27, 1970)[2] is an American health policy consultant and since March 2017 administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, serving in the Trump Administration.[3] She is the founder and previous CEO of SVC Inc., a health policy consulting firm, which was acquired by Health Management Associates (HMA) prior to her nomination to head CMS.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seema_Verma