On behalf of MASSNAELA, Attorney Rebecca J. Benson drafted an amicus brief on the agents of whether health care may bind nursing home residents to arbitrate against any nursing home facility. Attorney Benson and NAELA argue that the Health Care Proxy law does not give agents the power to waive the constitutional right to trial.
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