A seemingly arbitrary thing like what a hospital decides to label you when being held for observation could have wide-ranging impacts on your finances and your family if you are an individual on Medicare. When follow-up treatment is required, it is only covered if the hospital designates the individual as being in inpatient for at least three days. Various lawsuits and a bill, however, are looking to change that.
NOT FOR REPRINT
© Touchpoint Markets, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to TMSalesOperations@arc-network.com. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.