It’s the first time the White House has used the threat of holding back federal funding to boost vaccination rates.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a plan to require Covid-19 vaccinations for staff in federally funded nursing homes — and withhold money for facilities that don’t comply with the policy, two senior administration officials confirmed to POLITICO. It’s the first time the White House has used the threat of holding back federal funding to boost vaccination rates and will impact roughly 15,000 nursing homes employing 1.3 million people. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will issue an emergency regulation in September.
