Tuesday, February 24, 2009

New Rule Enacted by Bush Administration Impedes Cases Against Nursing Homes

From The Washington Post:

The Bush administration shut off a source of information last fall about abuse and neglect in long-term care facilities that people suing nursing homes consider crucial to their cases...

The rule designates state inspectors and Medicare and Medicaid contractors as federal employees, a group usually shielded from providing evidence for either side in private litigation. ...

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