Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully blocked a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule. The rule, proposed by the Biden Administration, aimed to impose regulations on nursing homes that, according to Paxton, would have forced many Texas facilities to close.
“This is a massive victory for the Texans who rely on nursing homes for care, ensuring that no facilities have to close their doors because of Biden’s burdensome regulations. The Biden Administration’s legacy of lawlessness will be eradicated one victory after the next,” Paxton stated. He added, “I sued Biden more than 100 times and will continue to aggressively fight to prevent the arbitrary and unlawful edicts issued by his deep state bureaucrats from taking effect.”
In 2024, Paxton filed a lawsuit to halt the CMS rule, believing it could lead to the closure of many rural nursing homes and displace elderly residents, including those in memory care facilities. Paxton argued that the Biden Administration lacked the authority to enforce such changes to federal law. A federal judge has now vacated the rule at Paxton’s request.
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