Mealey's (September 1, 2022, 5:04 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Because a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule placing conditions on long-term care (LTC) facilities’ use of arbitration agreements affects residents’ rights that Congress “empowered CMS to regulate,” the U.S. Supreme Court should deny certiorari to facilities seeking review of an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling affirming judgment for the government, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asserts in an Aug. 18 brief in opposition....