On June 8, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") published a proposed rule that would remove the ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements instituted in an extensive final rule (The Reform of Requirements...more
On August 5, 2016 CMS issued new guidance advising survey teams to request and review facility policies and procedures that prohibit staff from taking, keeping and/or distributing photographs and recordings that demean or...more
On November 7, 2016, Judge Michael P. Mills of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi issued an Order temporarily preventing CMS from implementing its Final Rule banning pre-dispute...more