Baker Donelson secured a win before the Tennessee Supreme Court when, on February 16, 2024, the Court issued a ruling supporting health care providers and those who seek to secure health care for a loved one. In Williams v....more
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that in addition to requiring that nursing homes report communicable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, and potential outbreaks to...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule last month advising that arbitration agreements are permissible in long term care communities that receive federal funding, but there's a catch: CMS...more