By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Jean C. Hemphill and Mark J. Levin on Posted in Healthcare Providers / SuppliersThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, recently issued a final rule prohibiting nursing homes and other long-term care facilities from utilizing pre-dispute arbitration agreements, as a requirement for participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. We predicted that the rule would face legal challenges [&hellip… Continue Reading »
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin and Jean C. Hemphill on Posted in Healthcare Providers / SuppliersThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency within the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, has issued a final rule that includes prohibiting nursing homes and other long-term care facilities from utilizing pre-dispute arbitration agreements, as a requirement for participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The rule would not apply to already-existing [&hellip… Continue Reading »
