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CMS Launches New Medicare.gov Tool to Compare
Nursing Home Vaccination Rates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
making it easier to check COVID-19 vaccination rates for nursing home staff
and residents with a new feature on Medicare.gov.
Today’s announcement makes vaccination data available in a user-friendly
format to help people make informed decisions when choosing a nursing home
for themselves or a loved one. CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) are also continuing to use this data to monitor vaccine
uptake among residents and staff and to identify facilities that may need
additional resources or assistance to respond to the pandemic.
“CMS
wants to empower nursing home residents, their families and caregivers with
the information they need when choosing care providers for their loved
ones. As we continue to work with our partners to monitor the spread of
COVID-19 and keep nursing home residents safe, we want to give people a new
tool to visualize this data to help them make informed decisions,” said CMS
Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “CMS knows that nursing home staff
want to protect their residents and is calling on them to get vaccinated
now. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective and accessible to all at no
out-of-pocket cost.”
SAMPLE
OF NEW CONSUMER FEATURE ON MEDICARE.GOV
Medicare
and Medicaid-certified nursing homes have been required to report weekly
COVID-19 vaccination data for both residents and staff since May, and CMS
has been posting the information on the CMS COVID-19
Nursing Home Data website. The addition of this new consumer-friendly
data feature is another valuable tool for patients, residents, and families
to understand the quality of nursing homes when making health care
decisions.
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