Protecting America’s Seniors’ Access to Care Act

This legislation seeks to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, administering, or enforcing specific federal regulations. The bill targets a final rule published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 10, 2024, identified as "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting." The core provisions that would be blocked by this bill include the establishment of minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities . It also prevents the enforcement of requirements related to Medicaid institutional payment transparency reporting . Furthermore, the prohibition extends to any future regulations deemed substantially similar to those outlined in the specified May 2024 final rule.