Judge mulls whether Arizona must reveal nursing home data
(World News USA)

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge presiding over a lawsuit seeking the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents at Arizona`s nursing homes says he understands the public`s need for disclosing such information but he also sees the state`s concerns in withholding the data. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury, who heard arguments Wednesday afternoon in the case, said he was struggling with the notion that the public shouldn`t be informed about providers that don`t meet the standard of care. But he also expressed skepticism at the argument by news organizations that filed the lawsuit that releasing such information wouldn`t harm the competitive positions of nursing homes....