Washington, D.C. — Mark Parkinson, President and CEO, at the American Health Care Association (AHCA), made the following statement regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements:
“We are still reviewing and evaluating the final rule but we applaud CMS for allowing skilled nursing facilities to use pre-dispute arbitration agreements. We are concerned about CMS adding any conditions or administrative requirements when Congress has spoken on this topic.”
ABOUT AHCA/NCAL
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) represents more than 13,700 non-profit and proprietary skilled nursing centers, assisted living communities, sub-acute centers and homes for individuals with intellectual and development disabilities. By delivering solutions for quality care, AHCA/NCAL aims to improve the lives of the millions of frail, elderly and individuals with disabilities who receive long term or post-acute care in our member facilities each day. For more information, please visit www.ahca.org or www.ncal.org.