Hospital case managers and the hospital industry have joined the chorus of those opposed to observation status – a designation that renders a beneficiary ineligible for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility (SNF) care. This Alert … [Read more...] about More Concerns About Observation Status: Hospitals Join the Chorus
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Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital “Observation Status”
The Center for Medicare Advocacy has heard increasingly about beneficiaries throughout the country whose entire stays in a hospital, including stays as long as 14 days, are classified by the hospital as outpatient observation. In some … [Read more...] about Preserving Access to Necessary Care: Ending Hospital “Observation Status”
Suit Seeks to End Hospital “Observation Status”
A lawsuit was filed on November 3, 2011 by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, and co-counsel National Senior Citizens Law Center, seeking to end the use of hospital "Observation Status" (Bagnall v. Sebelius (No. 3:11-cv-01703, D. … [Read more...] about Suit Seeks to End Hospital “Observation Status”
Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status
Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Safeguarding Medicare Beneficiaries' Skilled Nursing Care For Immediate Release October 21, 2012 Terry Berthelot 860-456-7790 Toby … [Read more...] about Congressman Joe Courtney and Center for Medicare Advocacy Hold Congressional Briefing on Observation Status
CMA And Others Support Legislation to End “Observation Status”
Max Richtman, Chair May 20, 2011 The Honorable John Kerry The Honorable Olympia Snowe United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Joe Courtney The Honorable Tom Latham United States House of Representatives Washington, DC … [Read more...] about CMA And Others Support Legislation to End “Observation Status”
Outpatient Observation Status
The Center is part of a coalition of organizations fighting the continued harm caused by Observation Status through advocacy and education, efforts which will be greatly enhanced by our work with the John A. Hartford foundation. In addition, The … [Read more...] about Outpatient Observation Status
“Observation Status” Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients
Advocates at the Center for Medicare Advocacy are working on a case involving an individual who was in a hospital bed for four days but was never "formally admitted". Instead, the hospital accorded her "observation status". … [Read more...] about “Observation Status” Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients
When is Hospital Stay NOT a Hospital Stay? When the Patient Is In “Observation Status”
The Medicare statute and regulations authorize payment for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care for a beneficiary who, among other requirements, was a hospital inpatient for at least three days before the admission to the SNF. The Center for … [Read more...] about When is Hospital Stay NOT a Hospital Stay? When the Patient Is In “Observation Status”
Keeping Hospital Patients on “Observation Status” Rather Than Admitting Them Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients
Advocates at the Center for Medicare Advocacy recently settled a case involving an individual who was in a hospital bed for four days but was never "formally admitted ". Instead, the hospital accorded her "observation status ". … [Read more...] about Keeping Hospital Patients on “Observation Status” Rather Than Admitting Them Harms SNF Patients As Well As Hospital Patients
Brown University Confirms Observation Continues to Replace Hospital Admission Status
Since 2008, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center) has been reporting that an increasing number of Medicare beneficiaries are being placed in acute care hospital beds for multiple days – receiving medical and nursing care, diagnostic tests, … [Read more...] about Brown University Confirms Observation Continues to Replace Hospital Admission Status