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CMS final rule overturns arbitration ban in long-term care resident agreements

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule amending the requirements that long-term care facilities must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs. The Trump administration’s final rule overturns an Obama-era ban that prevented facilities from entering into pre-dispute, binding agreements for binding arbitration with any resident or resident’s representative.

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