The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued regulations applicable to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans—also commonly referred to as managed Medicare or Part C Medicare—in April 2023 (CMS ...
The 2024 Medicare Advantage Final Rule changed inpatient coverage, requiring healthcare providers to reevaluate their patient strategies. Unlike traditional Medicare Part A, Medicare Advantage (MA) ...
A group of hospital associations and systems has initiated the process of challenging CMS’ new two-midnight rule and related policies, according to an AHA News report. Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...
Medicare uses the 2-midnight rule to determine whether to bill a hospital stay under Part A or Part B. This rule has implications for both costs and coverage. Original Medicare consists of Part A ...
For over a decade, the two-midnight rule has served as an important determinant of whether a hospital inpatient stay is reimbursable by Medicare, as well as a measure of protection for hospitals that ...
CMS’ expansion of the two-midnight rule led to increased inpatient volumes and revenue growth for some health systems this year, but the jury is still out on its long-term impact on hospital ...