Under a 2008 decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the Secretary of HHS has authority under the Medicare statute to include a hospital patient’s time in observation as part of inpatient time in the hospital for purposes of … [Read more...] about CMS has Authority Under Existing Law to Define Inpatient Care
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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
Center Comments on Proposed Medicare Part C & Part D Rules
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health & Human Services Attention: CMS-4159-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 March 7, 2014 Submitted Electronically: http://regulations.gov Re: CMS-4159-P To … [Read more...] about Center Comments on Proposed Medicare Part C & Part D Rules
Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals
August 19, 2013 Senate Finance Committee House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means United States Congress Submitted electronically to: postacutecarereform@finance.senate.gov and postacutecarereform@mail.house.gov Re: Comments … [Read more...] about Comments on Post Acute Care (PAC) Reform Proposals
Letter to Ways & Means Committee re: Cost Sharing Proposals
August 16, 2013 Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health U.S. House of Representatives 1102 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Committee Member: On behalf of the Leadership … [Read more...] about Letter to Ways & Means Committee re: Cost Sharing Proposals