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The Center for Medicare Advocacy frequently hears from Medicare beneficiaries and their families about patients who receive treatment, tests, and services for multiple days while they are in a hospital bed but who are called “outpatients.” If these … [Read more...] about Observation Status and Surprise Medical Bills

“Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills” – a hearing held on May 21 by the House Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Health – considered the bills for health care services that patients get after they received care from health care providers who … [Read more...] about Congressional Hearing on Surprise Medical Bills; Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Statement on Observation Status

A group of physicians has challenged a recent audit report from the Inspector General for the Department of Health & Human Services[1] that concluded that between 2013 and 2015 Medicare incorrectly paid $84.2 million for skilled nursing facility … [Read more...] about Observation Status: Physicians Challenge the Inspector General

Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to end ongoing barriers to care. One of the … [Read more...] about Improve and Expand Medicare: End the Use of Outpatient Observation Status – A Billing Issue that Restricts Needed Care

Recently, the Center for Medicare Advocacy laid out our Medicare Platform for the New Congress. One of the core considerations to improve Medicare for all beneficiaries, now and in the future, is the need to reduce ongoing barriers to coverage … [Read more...] about Improve Medicare: Correct Medicare Hospital Observation Status

As required by the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) reduces Medicare payment rates, by up to 3%, to hospitals that readmit patients with certain specified conditions within 30 days.[1]  The … [Read more...] about Does Observation Status Undercut Claims that Hospital Readmissions Have Been Reduced?  MedPAC Says No, Research Says Yes.