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Search Results for: observation status

CMA Alert – Center Comments on “Junk Plans;” Report Examines Oral Health; Observation Status in the News

April 26, 2018

The Sabotage of Health Care Continues - Center Comments on "Junk Plans" State of Decay: Report Examines Oral Health for Older Americans NPR Observation Status Story: How Medicare's Conflicting Hospitalization Rules Cost Me Thousands … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – Center Comments on “Junk Plans;” Report Examines Oral Health; Observation Status in the News

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NPR Observation Status Story: How Medicare’s Conflicting Hospitalization Rules Cost Me Thousands Of Dollars

April 26, 2018

On April 20, 2018, Alison Kodjak of NPR published the story of trying to navigate her own Mother’s “Outpatient” Observation Status and follow-up care.  After four nights in the hospital, all coded as observation, Alison’s … [Read more...] about NPR Observation Status Story: How Medicare’s Conflicting Hospitalization Rules Cost Me Thousands Of Dollars

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Observation, Observation Status, Weekly Alert

Hospitalists Continue to Oppose Observation Status and Call for Significant Change

March 1, 2018

Patients in “outpatient” observation status often receive care in acute care hospitals that is indistinguishable from the care patients receive when they are formally admitted to hospitals as inpatients.[1]  Nevertheless, the … [Read more...] about Hospitalists Continue to Oppose Observation Status and Call for Significant Change

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: alert, Observation, Observation Status, Weekly Alert

Annotated Bibliography: Observation Status

September 13, 2017

Abbey, Duane. “Inpatient Versus Outpatient: The Real Issue.” RAC Monitor. 06 March 2014. http://www.racmonitor.com/rac-enews/1618-inpatient-versus-outpatient-the-real-issue.html (site visited September 21, 2016). The author writes … [Read more...] about Annotated Bibliography: Observation Status

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: Observation, Observation Status, Weekly Alert

Medicare Hospital Outpatient & Observation Status Toolkit

September 12, 2017

Supported by             The John A. Hartford Foundation   Patients may find themselves in the hospital, receiving medical services, tests, and treatment, sometimes for many … [Read more...] about Medicare Hospital Outpatient & Observation Status Toolkit

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Observation, Observation Status

Court Certifies Nationwide Class in “Observation Status” Case

August 1, 2017

Decision in Alexander v. Price Means Medicare Patients Could Gain Right to Appeal Placement on “Observation Status” and Avoid Large Medical Bills Eighty-four-year-old Nancy Niemi of North Carolina was hospitalized for 39 days earlier … [Read more...] about Court Certifies Nationwide Class in “Observation Status” Case

Filed Under: Press Release Tagged With: litigation update, Observation, Observation Status

March, 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues

March 15, 2017

Welcome and Housekeeping  (David Lipschutz, Moderator)  Litigation Update   (Ali Bers) Jimmo (Improvement standard) Barrows (formerly Bagnall) (Observation) Sherman (Lower level Medicare appeals) Other … [Read more...] about March, 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues

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March 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues

March 8, 2017

LITIGATION UPDATE Barrows v. Price (formerly Bagnall v. Sebelius, Barrows v. Burwell), No. 3:11-cv-1703 (D. Conn.) (Observation Status). In November 2011, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging filed a proposed class action … [Read more...] about March 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alliance Issue Brief

Judge Allows Medicare Observation Status Appeal Rights Case to Proceed

February 9, 2017

For Immediate Release Contact: Matthew Shepard mshepard@medicareadvocacy.org 860-456-7790 Feb. 9, 2017 – In a decision released on February 8, 2017, a federal judge allowed Medicare hospital patients seeking a right to appeal their … [Read more...] about Judge Allows Medicare Observation Status Appeal Rights Case to Proceed

Filed Under: Press Release Tagged With: litigation update, Observation, Observation Status

HHS Inspector General: Observation Status is a Growing Problem for Patients

January 4, 2017

HHS Inspector General: Observation Status is a Growing Problem for Patients In a new report, Vulnerabilities Remain Under Medicare’s 2-Midnight Hospital Policy,[1] the HHS Inspector General documents and confirms what Medicare beneficiaries … [Read more...] about HHS Inspector General: Observation Status is a Growing Problem for Patients

Filed Under: Article Tagged With: Observation, Observation Status, Weekly Alert

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