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Trump Admin Cleared Nursing Homes Where 40,000 Died of COVID-19 of Infection-Control Violations

HeadlineOct 30, 2020

The Washington Post reports over 40,000 residents have died of COVID-19 in nursing homes that were given a clean bill of health by the Trump administration. The Post found the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cleared nearly eight out of 10 nursing homes of any infection-control violations — even homes with mounting coronavirus outbreaks before or during the inspections.

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