The “2-midnight rule” means that for services to be eligible for payment under Medicare Part A, a doctor must state that you will be medically required to stay in a hospital for two midnights. The ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' January expansion of the two-midnight rule to include Medicare Advantage plans has contributed to higher inpatient volumes and revenue growth in the ...
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) ...
Kodiak Solutions said its analysis of hospital inpatient and outpatient claims data suggests that payers are “continuing to apply their own criteria for inpatient admission and dismissing the ...
CMS’ expansion of the two-midnight rule, which could affect more than 20% of Medicare Advantage patients this year, has led to increased inpatient volumes and revenue growth for hospitals in the first ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not change its policy regarding the two-midnight inpatient rule but will allow greater flexibility for physician judgment in cases that do not meet ...