WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
Today, in response to an inquiry (https://www.aging.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_to_gao_re_assisted_living.pdf#xd_co_f=ZGFlMmM5Y2ItOTgzOC00NWY0LWIxYTMtZTdiN2U0ZjI5YzQ0~) by Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and other Democrats on the Senate Aging Committee, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report underscoring the need for enhanced federal oversight of assisted living facilities that are being paid billions of federal Medicare and Medicaid dollars each year.
The new report reveals that assisted living facilities are becoming an increasingly important part of the Medicare and Medicaid systems, billing them for at least $12 billio...