Patient financial responsibility for observation care
Abstract
As observation care grows, Medicare beneficiaries are increasingly likely to revisit observation care instead of being readmitted. This trend has potential financial implications for Medicare beneficiaries because observation care-although typically hospital based-is classified as an outpatient service. Beneficiaries who are readmitted pay the inpatient deductible only once per benefit period. In contrast, beneficiaries who have multiple care...
Paper Details
Title
Patient financial responsibility for observation care
Published Date
Aug 20, 2015
Journal
Volume
10
Issue
11
Pages
718 - 723
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