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Issue Brief 86 | November 2024 – Final Medicare Rules on Dental, Observation and Other Issues

I. FINAL PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE RULECMS Final Rule Includes Important Oral Health ClarificationThis month Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that announced finalized policy changes for Medicare payments … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 86 | November 2024 – Final Medicare Rules on Dental, Observation and Other Issues

Medicare Publishes Final Rule for Hospital Observation Status Appeals

As a result of the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s class action litigation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule this week to establish appeals for hospital patients whose status is changed from inpatient to … [Read more...] about Medicare Publishes Final Rule for Hospital Observation Status Appeals

Judge Orders Medicare to Speed Up Implementation of Observation Status Appeals

The federal judge who found that Medicare is violating beneficiaries’ constitutional rights by disallowing appeals of their placement on “observation status” in hospitals has imposed deadlines and urged Medicare to “take all possible steps, as a … [Read more...] about Judge Orders Medicare to Speed Up Implementation of Observation Status Appeals

Organizational Sign-On Letter Commenting on Proposed Rule on Observation Status Appeals

The Center for Medicare Advocacy and Justice in Aging invite organizations to sign on to a comment letter responding to CMS’s proposed rule implementing appeal rights for Medicare beneficiaries who are admitted to hospitals as inpatients and … [Read more...] about Organizational Sign-On Letter Commenting on Proposed Rule on Observation Status Appeals

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