May 21, 2014 The May 20, 2014 hearing on "Current Hospital Issues in the Medicare Program," held by the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means, was the first Congressional hearing to consider the impact of … [Read more...] about Harm from Medicare’s Hospital Observation Status Debated In Congressional Hearing – Center for Medicare Advocacy Presents Beneficiary Perspective
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Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman Testifies about Observation Status before Congress
Center for Medicare Advocacy Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman will testify before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 9:30 AM regarding current hospital issues in the Medicare program, specifically the … [Read more...] about Senior Policy Attorney Toby S. Edelman Testifies about Observation Status before Congress
Submitting Claims to Part D for Prescription Drugs Administered in the Hospital During an Observation Status Stay
The use of Medicare observation status in hospitals has increased dramatically over the past several years.[1] The most notable adverse consequence of Observation Status on beneficiaries is financial liability for any post-hospitalization care at a … [Read more...] about Submitting Claims to Part D for Prescription Drugs Administered in the Hospital During an Observation Status Stay
New Study: CMS’s New 2-Midnight Rule Increases Hospital’s Use of Observation Status
Final rules published in August 2013 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created time-based rules for determining inpatient status in an acute-care hospital.[1] Under the rules' two-midnight presumption, a physician … [Read more...] about New Study: CMS’s New 2-Midnight Rule Increases Hospital’s Use of Observation Status
Center and “Observation Status” on NBC Nightly News
As our client, Ms. Bricout states in this video, Observation Status is simply "illogical." But there is a sound, viable solution! Congressman Joe Courtney has a bill pending in Congress that would fix the observation status problem … [Read more...] about Center and “Observation Status” on NBC Nightly News
Three Observation Status Bills Have Been Introduced; Only Congressman Courtney’s Has Immediate Promise
>Hospitals' increasing use of observation status harms more Medicare beneficiaries daily as patients hospitalized for multiple days are denied coverage of subsequent care in a skilled nursing facility because their time in the hospital was … [Read more...] about Three Observation Status Bills Have Been Introduced; Only Congressman Courtney’s Has Immediate Promise
Disappointing Decision from Court in Challenge to “Observation Status” Highlights Need to Pass Legislation
On September 23, a federal judge in Connecticut dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the National Senior Citizens Law Center on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who have been placed on "observation … [Read more...] about Disappointing Decision from Court in Challenge to “Observation Status” Highlights Need to Pass Legislation
Observation Status Round Up
While Observation Status continues, recent weeks have seen a great increase in awareness of the problem. In addition, support for legislation to end Observation Status has grown rapidly. What is Observation Status? Observation Status … [Read more...] about Observation Status Round Up
Observation Status: New Final Rules from CMS Do Not Help Medicare Beneficiaries
Effective October 1, 2013, new rules for inpatient hospital reimbursement under the Medicare program[1] make final two sets of proposed rules that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published in the Spring 2013 – the … [Read more...] about Observation Status: New Final Rules from CMS Do Not Help Medicare Beneficiaries
August, 2013 – Update on Hospital Observation Status and Other Issues
1. PRESENTATION: UPDATE ON HOSPITAL OBSERVATION STATUS Observation status is getting a lot of attention from Congress, the media, and researchers. The bipartisan federal legislation, the Improving Access to Medicare … [Read more...] about August, 2013 – Update on Hospital Observation Status and Other Issues