With Andrew Cuomo considering a political comeback, a potential Democratic rival is now asking the Fed to consider controversial order The former governor placed in nursing homes at the height of the pandemic.
City Comptroller, and mayoral candidate, Brad Lander US health officials are being requested to determine whether Cuomo’s infamous March 25, 2020 order requiring nursing homes to accept COVID-19 positive patients discharged from hospitals, which There are violations of federal policy and guidance – which some analysts claim have contributed to thousands death of the elderly,
“Governor Cuomo has consistently stated that the March 25, 2020 directive followed federal CMS and CDC guidance,” the comptroller wrote in a Dec. 17 letter to the heads of CDC and CMS.
Lander questioned “whether this directive was consistent with federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during that period.”
In her letter, Lander also pointed to the findings of a congressional coronavirus subcommittee, which concluded that the March 25 directive was “inconsistent with applicable federal guidelines,” and Cuomo testified that he did not respond to these directives either before or after Didn’t talk to anyone at CMS or CDC. Were issued.
He wrote, “Given the serious nature of this issue and its implications for public health policy and accountability, I respectfully request clarification as to how the March 25 directive aligns — or fails to align — with the referenced federal guidelines. “
of this month house majority report Accused Cuomo of “medical malpractice” and downplaying COVID-related nursing home deaths in New York during the pandemic.
The report also concluded that the former governor “probably made false statements” during his testimony.
House Democrats on the panel released their own investigative report blasting Cuomo for “intervening” death toll Except for deaths that occur after patients are taken to hospital.
A source for Cuomo said state Attorney General Letitia James and an outside investigator appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul both found that the nursing home order was consistent with CDC and CMS guidelines.
The Justice Department and the Manhattan District Attorney also found no violations or wrongdoing, the Cuomo insider said.
The Cuomo camp dismissed the House GOP report as partisan politics.
Cuomo resigned from the post of governor In August 2021 – amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct – unrelated to his handling of the pandemic, which he denies.
The questioning of Lander comes as Cuomo continues his rehabilitation tour across the city — including a warm welcome at a seniors’ holiday party hosted by state Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs in East Harlem on Friday — while running for City Hall. also includes.
“The reception for Cuomo was wonderful. I was surprised. “I was jealous too,” Gibbs quipped.
“They were excited to see the former governor. They love that guy.”
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