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Mandating federal staffing ratios for nursing homes would the labor shortage across the continuum of care and reduce access to care for older Americans, according to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú and the American Health Care Association. In to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the organizations instead urge other policy options. These include supporting a temporary visa option for RNs and apprenticeship, loan repayment and other incentive programs to retain and attract talent. They also urge policy-makers to extend COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities that provide job experience for nurse aides to become certified nursing assistants and to examine the business practices of travel nurse staffing agencies. CMS plans to issue a federal staffing minimum for nursing homes this year. (AHA News , 4/3/23)