The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday by a 17-10 vote approved a bill (HR 6126) that would ban the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts, CQ Today reports (Stern, CQ Today,
7/30). The clauses require that people seeking to enter a nursing home
and their family agree to waive their right to take disputes regarding
care at the facility to court and must settle them through arbitration.
According to CongressDaily, Democrats, who largely
support the ban, defeated several amendments from Republicans that
sought to cap lawyers' fees and "to weaken the ban on arbitration.
7/30). The clauses require that people seeking to enter a nursing home
and their family agree to waive their right to take disputes regarding
care at the facility to court and must settle them through arbitration.
According to CongressDaily, Democrats, who largely
support the ban, defeated several amendments from Republicans that
sought to cap lawyers' fees and "to weaken the ban on arbitration.
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