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Episode 35: Regina Blye, Chief Program and Policy Officer for the Reeve Foundation As the Chief Program and Policy Officer for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Regina oversees operations of the National Paralysis Resource Center b...

Last Friday, the Minority Staff of the Senate Finance Committee published a report, "Sheltering in Danger," which concluded that current federal emergency preparedness standards are too weak.https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Sheltering%20in%20Danger%20Report%20(2%20Nov%202018).pdf (For more info, read the NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/02/us/nursing-homes-hurricanes.html)

On September 20, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule impacting a wide range of Medicare providers that includes revisions to the new emergency preparedness regulations. Consumer Voice and Justice in Aging are extremely concerned that the proposed revisions would make nursing homes less ready when disaster strikes and subject residents to greater danger, and even death.

CMS needs to hear from all of us that this proposed regulation is not acceptable! Follow this link - http://theconsumervoice.org/news/detail/latest/reminder-and-revised-comments-on-ep-rules - for easy instructions to submit comments to CMS and to learn more about the proposed rule. Comments are due by November 19.