Understanding the New Medicare Appeals Ruling for Skilled Nursing Care Coverage

As of October 11, 2024, significant changes have been made to establish appeals processes for certain Medicare beneficiaries who are initially admitted as hospital inpatients but are subsequently reclassified as outpatients receiving observation services during their hospital stay and who meet other eligibility criteria. Here's what you need to know about how this might impact [...]

By |2024-10-29T12:41:23-04:00October 28th, 2024|

Is It Really Better to Get Post-Acute Care at Home?

For anyone who has spent time in a hospital for an illness, injury, or other health issue, you know that being discharged is typically a welcome event—your condition has improved enough to no longer require acute care. However, in this day and age of managed healthcare, the decision to discharge a patient also takes into [...]

By |2023-08-03T09:42:26-04:00April 15th, 2019|
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