OBRA Retrospective: Progress Achieved, Changes Needed
Posted: May 07, 2007
In a statement to the Senate Special Committee on Aging, we outlined the many provider nitiatives that have improved quality of care and quality of life in America's nursing homes. We discussed the ways in which OBRA has contributed to improved quality of care and recommended revisions in the statute to further promote quality. We submitted our statement for the record of the Aging Committee's May 2 hearing, "The Nursing Home Reform Act Turns Twenty: What Has Been Accomplished, and What Challenges Remain?"