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Consumer Voice and Justice in Aging Submit Comments to CMS Regarding Proposed Changes to Nursing Home Regulations

September 17, 2019

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed changes to the current federal nursing home regulations. The proposed requirements would rollback numerous resident protections by eliminating or easing up on specific nursing home responsibilities.

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Consumer Voice Hiring Program-Policy Specialist

September 17, 2019

The Consumer Voice is seeking a Program-Policy Specialist to work with staff and the Executive Director in the development and implementation of programmatic, legislative, and regulatory activities affecting long-term care consumers nationwide.

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Urge Your Representative to Support the FAIR Act to end forced arbitration

September 17, 2019

The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act would end forced pre-dispute arbitration in contracts between consumers and corporations, including nursing homes and assisted living communities.