With Andrew Cuomo mulling a political comeback, one potential Democratic rival is now asking the feds to weigh in on a controversial edict the ex-governor imposed in nursing houses on the top of the pandemic.
Metropolis Comptroller, and mayoral candidate, Brad Lander is requesting US well being officers decide whether or not Cuomo’s notorious March 25, 2020, order requiring nursing houses to just accept COVID-19 constructive sufferers discharged from hospitals violated federal coverage and steering — which some analysts declare contributed to hundreds of aged deaths.
“Governor Cuomo has constantly acknowledged that the March 25, 2020 directive adopted federal CMS and CDC steering,” the comptroller wrote in a Dec. 17 letter to heads of the CDC and CMS.
Lander questioned “whether or not this directive was in alignment with federal tips issued by the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers (CMS) and the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) throughout that interval.”
In his letter, Lander additionally pointed to Congress’ coronavirus subcommittee findings that concluded the March 25 directive was “inconsistent with the relevant federal tips,” and that Cuomo testified he didn’t communicate to anybody at CMS or CDC both earlier than or after these directives have been issued.
“Given the important nature of this difficulty and its implications for public well being coverage and accountability, I respectfully request a proof of how the March 25 directive aligned—or did not align—with the referenced federal tips,” he wrote.
This month’s Home majority report accused Cuomo of committing “medical malpractice” and undercounting COVID-related nursing residence deaths in New York in the course of the pandemic.
The report additionally concluded that the ex-governor “probably gave false statements” throughout his testimony.
Home Democrats on the panel launched their very own investigative report that scorched Cuomo for “interfering” with the demise toll by excluding fatalities that occurred after sufferers have been taken to the hospital.
A Cuomo supply stated state Legal professional Normal Letitia James and an outdoor investigator employed by Gov. Kathy Hochul each discovered that the nursing residence order was according to CDC and CMS tips.
The Division of Justice and Manhattan district lawyer additionally discovered no violations or wrongdoing, the Cuomo insider stated.
The Cuomo camp dismissed the Home GOP report as partisan politics.
Cuomo resigned as governor in August 2021 — unrelated to his dealing with of the pandemic — amid a slew of sexual misconduct accusations, which he denies.
Lander’s inquiry comes as Cuomo continues his rehab tour throughout the town — whereas weighing a run for Metropolis Corridor — together with a heat reception Friday at a senior residents’ vacation celebration in East Harlem hosted by state Assemblyman Eddie Gibbs.
“The reception for Cuomo was magnificent. I used to be shocked. I used to be jealous, too,” quipped Gibbs.
“They have been excited to see the previous governor. They love the man.”
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