Two Midnight Rule News Today

HCA Healthcare CFO discusses the impact of CMS two-midnight rule on inpatient volumes/

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The CFOs of two of the largest for-profit hospital systems said it is too early to see the effect of CMS two-midnight rule, but they expressed optimism.

On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule (CMS-4201-F) regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs. The Final Rule includes...

Hospital readmission rates began to improve upon implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, but a new JAMA Network Open analysis has found that the readmission gains due to the HRRP were smaller than originally reported. The HRRP gives the federal government the authority to levy fines against hospitals with higher-than-expected

On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that the Secretary of HHS violated the due process rights of Medicare beneficiaries...

Is there a better way to reimburse hospital stays without needing this determination in place? Read on to know more about the Two-Midnight Rule.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 2, 2020, CMS issued a Final Rule finalizing revisions to the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for Calendar Year (CY) 2021. Among other policies addressed in the rulemaking, CMS finalized its proposals to eliminate the Inpatient Only (IPO) list over a three-year transitional period, phase out the list completely by CY 2024, add ne...