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
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Congressional Hearing on Surprise Medical Bills; Center for Medicare Advocacy Submits Statement on Observation Status
“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
Observation Status Deprives Medicare Beneficiaries of their Skilled Nursing Facility Benefit. Period.
The facts are in: The ever-increasing use of observation status deprives many Medicare beneficiaries of care and coverage in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). In 2018, research by Avalere Health confirmed that the use of SNFs by … [Read more...] about Observation Status Deprives Medicare Beneficiaries of their Skilled Nursing Facility Benefit. Period.
Observation Status: Physicians Challenge the Inspector General
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
Court Denies All Government Motions in Class Action Seeking Appeal Right for Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2019 Contact: Matthew Shepard: 202-293-5760, MShepard@MedicareAdvocacy.org In a decision issued on March 27, 2019, a federal judge denied multiple attempts by the federal government to halt a lawsuit by Medicare … [Read more...] about Court Denies All Government Motions in Class Action Seeking Appeal Right for Medicare Beneficiaries on “Observation Status”
Members of Congress Reintroduce Legislation to Fix Outpatient Observation Status
Medicare requires a three-day inpatient hospital stay in order to qualify for care at a skilled nursing facility. Sadly, and all too often however, beneficiaries are classified as hospital outpatients on observation status. While outpatients on … [Read more...] about Members of Congress Reintroduce Legislation to Fix Outpatient Observation Status
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 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
Improve Medicare: Correct Medicare Hospital Observation Status
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
CMA Alert – CMA Alert – Pushing MA at the Expense of Medicare; Observation and Readmissions; SNF Enforcement; More
Tipping the Scales Toward Medicare Advantage (at the Expense of Medicare) Does Observation Status Undercut Claims that Hospital Readmissions Have Been Reduced? MedPAC Says No, Research Says Yes. Another Week, More Health Care Sabotage CMS … [Read more...] about CMA Alert – CMA Alert – Pushing MA at the Expense of Medicare; Observation and Readmissions; SNF Enforcement; More
Does Observation Status Undercut Claims that Hospital Readmissions Have Been Reduced? MedPAC Says No, Research Says Yes.
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.