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Observation Status Hurts Medicare Beneficiaries – Whether they have NOTICE or Not
An August 7, 2016 New York Times article once again highlighted the problem of hospital Observation Status, including issues with the NOTICE Act, which is supposed to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their status. The … [Read more...] about Observation Status Hurts Medicare Beneficiaries – Whether they have NOTICE or Not
John A. Hartford Foundation Project to Focus onObservation Status & Other Key Issuesfor People with Chronic Conditions
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) is thrilled to be partnering with The John A. Hartford Foundation to improve care for older adults with long-term and chronic conditions. With the Foundation’s generous grant, CMA will be able to focus on … [Read more...] about John A. Hartford Foundation Project to Focus onObservation Status & Other Key Issuesfor People with Chronic Conditions
Center for Medicare Advocacy Receives Generous Grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation with Focus on Hospital Observation Status
For Immediate Release Contact: Matthew Shepard, Communications Director MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org, (860) 456-7790 July 14, 2016 - The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) is thrilled to be partnering with The John A. Hartford Foundation to … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Receives Generous Grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation with Focus on Hospital Observation Status
More on Observation Status: CMS Halts Review of Hospitals’ Compliance with Two-Midnight Rule
The controversial issue of Observation Status continues.[1] The latest news is that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) told Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) on May 4 that they should temporarily pause their reviews … [Read more...] about More on Observation Status: CMS Halts Review of Hospitals’ Compliance with Two-Midnight Rule
Observation Status and the NOTICE Act: Advocates Not Over the MOON
In proposed rules updating Medicare reimbursement to acute care hospitals,[1] the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announces how it intends to implement the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act … [Read more...] about Observation Status and the NOTICE Act: Advocates Not Over the MOON
Revisions to “Two-Midnight Rule” Do Not Help Hospitalized Medicare Patients in Observation Status
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) promulgated the Two-Midnight Rule, which, for the first time in the Medicare program’s 50-year history, determined patient status in a hospital by reference to time.[1] … [Read more...] about Revisions to “Two-Midnight Rule” Do Not Help Hospitalized Medicare Patients in Observation Status
Solution to Medicare Part B Cost Increases? Look at “Outpatient” Observation Status
If Congress and the Administration truly seek ways to limit Medicare premiums and deductibles, they ought to look at CMS's hospital Observation Status policy. A major cause of the Part B increase is likely the parallel increase in … [Read more...] about Solution to Medicare Part B Cost Increases? Look at “Outpatient” Observation Status
Observation Status Again!
Hospitals often classify hospitalized Medicare patients as outpatients, even though their hospital care may be indistinguishable from the care they would receive if they were formally admitted as inpatients. This issue – called … [Read more...] about Observation Status Again!
Observation Status: The NOTICE Act Will Soon Be Law
An increasing number of patients in hospitals are not formally admitted as inpatients, but as “outpatients” on “observation status.” Although they receive whatever medical and nursing care, diagnostic tests, medications, … [Read more...] about Observation Status: The NOTICE Act Will Soon Be Law