To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to residents of those facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to residents of those facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Labor, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HF0FF3D1496744AAE99B5F49753C97055: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act.
- Section HBBDB68C309CE4F01B52AA491EB97E87D: 2. Prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration agreements Section 1819(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(c)) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section HB28B67B703EF43ACADF26C4EC116E02D: 3. Effective date; application of amendments This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to residents of those facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to residents of those facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Sánchez (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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