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HR 5326 116th Congress House Health Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Health facilities and institutions Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Introduced: December 5, 2019 Introduced by: Sánchez, Linda T. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

This bill prohibits, and nullifies any existing, pre-dispute arbitration agreements with respect to Medicare skilled nursing facilities or Medicaid nursing facilities, home- and community-based services, or home health care services.

What's happening now December 6, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5326: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5326/
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"H.R. 5326: Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5326/.
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H.R. 5326, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5326/.
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