Health care rules and regulations govern how payers and providers interact, how providers charge for services, and ultimately how much a family must pay for these services in the US. Unfortunately, ...
US House lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would apply hospital ‘observation status’ designation toward Medicare’s three-day qualifying hospital stay requirement. If the legislation passes, more ...
A Senate bill introduced Wednesday would count days spent under ‘observation status’ in a hospital toward Medicare’s three-day qualifying stay requirement. The Improving Access to Medicare Coverage ...
Observation care carries various definitions, and is implemented inconsistently, but sits right at the center of the inpatient admission decision made millions of times a day that serves as one of the ...