US TO BAR ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN NURSING HOME CONTRACTS
As reported in the New York Times yesterday, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services handling more than $1 trillion in Medicaid and Medicare funding issued a game changing rule last Wednesday. The rule bars any nursing home receiving federal funding from requiring its residents and resident families to sign contract clauses settling disputes in arbitration. The new legislation promises to deliver crucial protection to more than 1.5 million individuals and keep nursing home negligence in the public eye.