Mealey's (April 9, 2020, 1:01 PM EDT) -- FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) final rule for Medicare and Medicaid requirements for long-term care (LTC) facilities does not conflict with the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) because “it does not interfere with the validity or enforceability of any arbitration agreement,” an Arkansas federal judge held April 7 (Northport Health Services of Arkansas, LLC, et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., No. 19-5168, W.D. Ark., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60671)....