Reintroduced observation status bill could take edge off Medicare 3-day rule
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2023
If the legislation passes, more post-acute patients could qualify for care in skilled nursing facilities, a reprieve for providers following the end of pandemic-era waivers, industry advocates said.
Federal court undermines three-day stay rule again
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 28, 2022
A court ruling has cleared the way for thousands of Medicare beneficiaries to appeal non-coverage of nursing home care after hospital stays.
Three-day stay waiver, fire safety allowances extended into 2022
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2021
The temporary waiver for Medicare’s three-day stay requirement will continue at least into January after the COVID-19 public health crisis designation was extended by Health and Human Services Secretary...
Lawmakers take aim at three-day stay requirement under bill introduced Tuesday
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
A group of bipartisan lawmakers is looking to count observation stays towards the three-day stay requirement for Medicare skilled nursing facility coverage under a proposal reintroduced in the House on...
CMS updates guidance on three-day stay waiver
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2020
Providers must demonstrate that a beneficiary’s skilled nursing care in a facility is “in some way” related to the coronavirus public health crisis in order to qualify for the three-day inpatient...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, March 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 17, 2020
CMS expands telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries as COVID-19 strategy … CMS waives three-day stay requirement, MDS deadlines …Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture...
Lawsuit over observation status, SNF payment finally going to trial
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 29, 2019
A years-long court battle over one of the biggest thorns in skilled nursing’s side may finally be going to trial, and the outcome could have big implications for providers and patients.
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
McDermott targets the ‘three-day rule’
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) has introduced legislation that would eliminate a major hurdle to rehabilitation care and payments: the “three-day rule.”
Bizarre decision shows that when it comes to 3-day stay rule, there ought to be a law
By
John O'Connor
Oct 11, 2013
There are many odd animals roaming our healthcare industrial complex. But few are more bizarre than Medicare’s three-day rule. Or more deserving of extinction.