CMS: Medicare Program: Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status

Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would implement an order from the Federal district court for the District of Connecticut inAlexander v. Azar that requires HHS 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 meet other eligibility criteria. Comments are due February 26, 2024.
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