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New York Misled Everyone on Reporting Nursing Home COVID Deaths

Posted on Monday, February 15, 2021
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New York nursing home covid CuomoSince late June 2020, AMAC has been working with the minority (Republican) members on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to get answers from the governors of New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California regarding their decision to defy Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) guidelines, and, instead force nursing homes to admit COVID-19 contagious patients who were discharged from hospitals. A tragic number of seniors in these states perished due to these decisions.

When alerted to these deadly errors in judgment by these states’ governors and after discussion with the Select Committee Republican Members, AMAC Action was asked to assist in this investigation. As a result in July, AMAC members sent over 4500 emails to these governors demanding their accountability regarding their decision to discharge COVID-19 contagious patients from hospitals to nursing homes, causing a disproportionate spike in elderly nursing home deaths in those states.

Now we learn that in an investigative finding published in a scathing report by the NY Attorney General that the state undercounted – little doubt to “cover up — nursing home COVID deaths by up to 5o%!

This led House Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) on January 28 to renew his call for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to provide all data on nursing home deaths related to Cuomo’s deadly must admit order causing COVID patients to be housed in available space in the nursing homes.   Rep. Scalise letter says, in part:

“Considering the shocking new report revealing you and your administration drastically undercounted nursing home deaths in New York state, we write to request your full and immediate response to our previous questions. To date, you and New York State Attorney General Letitia James have failed to respond to [prior] requests posed in three separate letters. The report released today establishes that you ordered COVID-19 positive patients back into nursing homes, this order caused infections and fatalities, and you took concerted efforts to cover it up.

“…This raises serious concerns and insinuates complicity in thousands of preventable deaths.

“Today it is clear, you ordered COVID-19 positive patients back into nursing homes, this order caused infections and fatalities, and you took concerted efforts to cover it up.”

In another bombshell regarding counting nursing home fatalities in New York, a top aide to Governor Cuomo recently apologized to Democrat lawmakers about an alleged cover-up involving the number of deaths due to the coronavirus in these facilities. Melissa DeRosa, who is the Secretary to the Governor, allegedly expressed her fears of investigation from federal prosecutors if accurate COVID-19 nursing home deaths were disclosed. DeRosa reportedly admitted hiding data from the state after the Trump Administration began looking into nursing home deaths in New York.

Back in August 2020, U.S. Department of Justice joined in the investigation and requested COVID-19 data from governors in four of these states: New York, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division was to evaluate whether to initiate investigations under the federal “Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act” (CRIPA), which protects the civil rights of persons in state-run nursing homes.  The then Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights said at that time:

“Protecting the rights of some of society’s most vulnerable members, including elderly nursing home residents, is one of our country’s most important obligations. We must ensure they are adequately cared for with dignity and respect and not unnecessarily put at risk.”

We hope that actions do not stop with the new Biden administration.

AMAC is continuing the fight to protect susceptible seniors and we will provide updates as they become available. AMAC Action continues to work with the minority members of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis to assist where we can in these investigations.

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Dan W.
Dan W.
3 years ago

The silver lining to this mess is that Andrew Cuomo is now unelectable outside of the State of New York (and probably inside the State of New York as well).

Dan W.
Dan W.
3 years ago

The silver lining to this mess is that Andrew Cuomo is now unelectable outside of the State of New York (and probably inside the State of New York as well).

jdb two
jdb two
3 years ago

What about Massachusetts??? Our RINO governor did the same thing, with the same results as New York!

Janet
Janet
3 years ago

I would like to be able to share your content on the social site MeWe. Many conservatives have switched to MeWe from Facebook. Please consider this as it will certainly get your articles more circulation!!

Michael
Michael
3 years ago

Discover the word “those,” and, if you want to be aggressive, even the word”that.”

J. Farley
J. Farley
3 years ago

This was nothing short of first degree Murder, Protect Cuomo and lie about Trump !
The slime-ball Media and the left !!!!

Hdrydr
Hdrydr
3 years ago

Not a damn thing will be done.

Vickie Keith
Vickie Keith
3 years ago

I would like to know what is going to be done about this cover up? I do not have anyone living in NY but if this is allowed to happen without consequences where does it end?

Arnold Runt
Arnold Runt
3 years ago

When does this corrupt politician get IMPRISONED for murder?

Linda Burden
Linda Burden
3 years ago

And if their actions were not despicable enough, they then try to blame their behavior on President Trump! The Governor and Attorney General and anyone else complicit in this crime should be out of office and face criminal charges!
Thank you AMAC!

Guy S Colorossi
Guy S Colorossi
3 years ago

My question: Where and how will the accountability of their actions be handled? Will this be just another “oh well” and it is forgotten over time? it seems there are investigation of such allegations and millions are spent on legal fees and yet, nothing happens. No wonder the corrupt are so brazen in their actions.

Felix
Felix
3 years ago

Can’t wait to see how the MSM and the Democrat politicians cover, and bury this. Some how President Trump will be scape goat.

Linda
Linda
3 years ago

I hope the families who lost loved ones do to all these left wing governors tossing covid sick patients into nursing homes will band together and sue the them because this new administration will never convict them of anything!

Winston
Winston
3 years ago

You asked for comments, here’s mine: Will there be accountability? No. Will there be justice served? No. Why? Because the American government system from federal to state is corrupted with significantly high numbers of immoral individuals and groups.

Brenda Blunt
Brenda Blunt
3 years ago

Talk about an attempt to dictate and control! Lord, help us.

Tim
Tim
3 years ago

It sounds like Cuomo and his party intentionally put covid patients in nursing homes knowing what the end result would be and how much money they could make. Does this not make him a mass murderer? Interesting to find out the truth, which I’m sure Andy will never let out

Suzie
Suzie
3 years ago

Each one of these Governor’s should be sentenced and serve jail time. I’m sickened by this and pray this country does the right thing.

Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
3 years ago

Cuomo basically committed genocide on the elderly of New York along with his fellow Democratic governors and they should be tried for mass murder.

Wayne Peterkin
Wayne Peterkin
3 years ago

Bad policy killed thousands of seniors and is being covered up by those responsible along with their allies in the media. And they think Trump is despicable?

Chris
Chris
3 years ago

Governor Andrew Cuomo is a Criminal
Lock Him Up!

Melanie
Melanie
3 years ago

Cuomo is a disgrace and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Unfortunately we have a government in place that has no regard for its people or the law.

Paul W
Paul W
3 years ago

Though known for many months (although we’re finding out the numbers are higher than we knew), it finally gets reported by the fake street media. What changed? The election’s over and beijing joey was illegitimately crowned King Corrupto I. Now the left are free to eat the left. Now even commie mayor sandinista billy is pointing fingers at that totalitarian fascist governor.

Carla Anderson
Carla Anderson
3 years ago

There is absolutely no excuse for any of this, however the Democrats play a different ball game without rules, so not surprised by any of their omissions or lies!!!!!!!!!!! The families of these dead individuals should be coming together to sue this POS!!!!!!!!!!

Nancy Nurnberg
Nancy Nurnberg
3 years ago

If you are educating seniors, then you should also look at investigating the vaccine. I have a great video you and everyone should see.

DMM
DMM
3 years ago

The Fraud Biden will bury this

Mary
Mary
3 years ago

Coumo should be forced out of office and put in prison for this inexcusable act on seniors.

Jones
Jones
3 years ago

As a resident of Michigan I made up my mind many months ago. The only way this old geezer goes into a nursing home is at gun point.

the rebel
the rebel
3 years ago

When you have uneducated, uniformed idiots voting in elections
————————this is a prime example of what happens!

The appropriate saying, “YE SHALL REAP WHAT YE SOW” !!!!!!

Just another example of what happens when you try to put SOCIALISTS in charge.

Vicki Baxter
Vicki Baxter
3 years ago

Como is a liberal….Why would this be a surprise to anyone.. Not me…

James Taylor
James Taylor
3 years ago

There are people who want you to be canceled/prosecuted for using your right to free speech and letting them know that you don’t agree with them on a wide range of topics/policies. These same people look the other way when actual crimes are committed or actually support the committing of crimes if it fits their narrow-minded ideals. What I would like to know is what can be done legally and without violence to get people (especially politicians) held accountable for their crimes. Without equal unbiased justice I believe we will see an escalation in violence.

Robert Belcastro
Robert Belcastro
3 years ago

I would like to see that report. It’s more likely that they over-counted. I would like to see an audit of the deaths and thee payments they received for them. After all, a doctor or medical facility received $10,000 for each Wuhan flu case reported…or something like that. Hard to get down to the brass tacks on some of this basic and vital information so that we can make informed decisions. Whenever information is hidden like this, you can bet corruption is so deep that you can expect to find major crimes underneath it all.

Jay A.
Jay A.
3 years ago

Remember when MSM gushed about the GREAT job ComodO was doing and he’s top notch Presidential material? He belongs in prison!!!

Bill Downey
Bill Downey
3 years ago

Should be no surprise to anyone. When you have NY State legislators celebrating the ability to destroy unborn lives, what’s next? People on the other end of the age spectrum!!!

Carolyn
Carolyn
3 years ago

Our countrymen watched helplessly as the New York governor did what any imbecile would have known better than to do–send patients with a known contagious disease into nursing homes filled with some of our most weak. Repeat: ANY IMBECILE! No one was allowed to advocate for these people, no one was there to hold their hands as they were sentenced to sure deaths. Bodies piled up in the most sickening way. Many, many of us called this murder, as it unfolded. Arrests should be coming. And freedom in our country needs to be preserved. No more forcing us into health decisions that we are not even comfortable in accepting!

Chuck
Chuck
3 years ago

I admire AMAC’s desire to get to the bottom of this scandal, but also remember with whom you are dealing. These individuals are some of the more dictatorial members of government drunk on power and draconian edicts.

Mimi
Mimi
3 years ago

Cuomo cried wolf for ventilators, hospitals, and anything else he could get. So President Trump sent him everything he asked for. More ventilators than anywhere else, hospital ships with our finest military doctors and nurses, built temporary facilities all over New York trying to head off the coming crisis. But Cuomo thumbed his nose at the aid, used hardly anything that was sent, and forced nursing homes to care for Covid positive patients, when they were neither trained nor properly outfitted for such patients. Many staff and patients died because of his actions, and nothing happens. First sue him, then hang him!! But I suspect it will all be swept under the rug, as usual!! Shameful!!

Jim White
Jim White
3 years ago

If I did what my illustrious governor did to ONE person, I could be charged with, at least, involuntary manslaughter. I can’t fathom how or why New Yorkers consistently elect crooks!

Phil Hammersley
Phil Hammersley
3 years ago

Cuomo is the ultimate swamper. He’s “entitled” to be governor because his daddy was. Just like Beshear in KY or the Clintons or Bushes in DC. You get a free pass regardless of how stupid and corrupt you are.

Kim
Kim
3 years ago

I recently read online that not only did Cuomo mislead everyone by not counting the numbers of nursing home residents who died in hospitals, but he also lied about the numbers of those who died in nursing homes from Covid. This drives up the rate of under-reporting Covid deaths in nursing homes to more than 65%!

He needs to lose his job and to be banned from running for public office ever again.

Corbin L Douthitt
Corbin L Douthitt
3 years ago

did anyone believe Cuomo? at any time? really?

‘Nonymous
‘Nonymous
3 years ago

Governors must be held accountable for their actions!

Josephine pooley
Josephine pooley
3 years ago

Keep the pressure on them!

Stephen Russell
Stephen Russell
3 years ago

Cuomo did all for Politics & didnt want Trump then to get credit so People Died while Cuomo lied
Day 1
Wheres all the lawsuits from kin?
Cuomo lied People died
Whose gonna Recall him

Robert
Robert
3 years ago

The Dims gave him an Emmy for his great acting during the mayors Vid 19 updates, next the bass ackwards left will nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize for great work on ushering old folks to their final rest-in-peace destination. The left in this country are crazy, nonsensical, lying children….

Barbara W
Barbara W
3 years ago

Did anyone notice Scumbag Cuomo got his secretary to take the fall? I’m a former “secretary” and would have quit my job before going down for him. Of course, I wouldn’t have taken a job working for that POS in the first place.

Joyce Gibson
Joyce Gibson
3 years ago

I think that Andrew Cuomo and the mayor of New York should be impeached over their handling of the COVID 19 nursing home debacle. They had the U. S. Naval Ship in harbor to use for COVID patients and refused to do so. A lot of deaths could have been avoided if they had handled things the way they should.

Sharon Ormsby
Sharon Ormsby
3 years ago

Not only should they be impeached, they should be charged with either murder or premeditated manslaughter. Having the Naval Ship to use, there is absolutely no excuse. We all knew he did it at the time. Other governors I was not aware of but this governor and mayor have absolutely no excuse. The secretary should NOT go down as she probably did not know where she could whistle blow to. Glad it is coming out now and even CBS news is reporting on it. Cuomo is finally going down, one way or another.

Herbert Hill
Herbert Hill
3 years ago

I agree entirely that Cuomo was negligent in his decision and should be held accountable. But I hope that journalists, pundits, anchors, etc., do not forget that the virus originated in China, maybe on purpose, and China should also be held accountable. More people have died from this disease than from Pearl Harbor and 9-11 combined.

Pete from St Pete
Pete from St Pete
3 years ago

The New York City voters and many of the suburbs are died in the wool progressive liberals who would rather elect one of their famous rats than a Republican. Now they are stuck with the kind of leadership they selected.

Cindy C
Cindy C
3 years ago

Cuomo cried and complained. Being a native New Yorker and understanding the potential to wipe out the city’s population, President Trump built a hospital in the Javits center and staffed it as well as sending the naval ship, modified to accept contagious patients. He also sent every ventilator he could find after the city sold the ones they were not using! Cuomo sang the president’s praises for his federal assistance for a New York minute. It is a sad state of affairs when elected leaders fail to value human life and the welfare of the people they are duty bound to protect. As they continue to elect their democrat leaders, I find it hard to sympathize with them. Praying for the lost souls and and the disenfranchised.

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