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Court Certifies Nationwide Class in “Observation Status” Case
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
March, 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
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
March 2017 – Updates on Litigation, Health Reform, Observation Status & Other Issues
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
Judge Allows Medicare Observation Status Appeal Rights Case to Proceed
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
HHS Inspector General: Observation Status is a Growing Problem for Patients
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
Hospitals Must Give Patients Notice of Their Observation Status, Beginning March 8, 2017
Effective August 6, 2016, the Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act)[1] requires acute care hospitals to provide oral and written notification to patients who are classified as outpatients or observation … [Read more...] about Hospitals Must Give Patients Notice of Their Observation Status, Beginning March 8, 2017
Observation Status Impedes Access to End-of-Life Skilled Nursing Facility Care
Mr. P. has been hospitalized after having a heart attack. He also has terminal cancer for which he wants to continue treatment. If Mr. P. is admitted as an inpatient for a total of three days while in the hospital, he can qualify for Medicare Part A … [Read more...] about Observation Status Impedes Access to End-of-Life Skilled Nursing Facility Care
Stop Calling Inpatients Outpatients: Medicare Created Observation Status – Ask Them to Change It!
This summer, the New York Times article “New Medicare Law to Notify Patients of Loophole in Nursing Home Coverage”* told the story of one of many people who contact the Center for Medicare Advocacy for help with hospital … [Read more...] about Stop Calling Inpatients Outpatients: Medicare Created Observation Status – Ask Them to Change It!