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 ...

Steve Filton, CFO of King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, shares the cautious optimism on CMS’ two-midnight rule as other for-profit CFOs. In 2024, Medicare Advantage plans must ...

In the 2014 IPPS Final Rule, CMS finalized its proposal to establish that, “For purposes of payment under Medicare Part A, an individual is considered an inpatient of a hospital, including a critical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medicare uses the 2-midnight rule to determine whether to bill a hospital stay under Part A or Part B. This rule has implications for both costs and coverage. Original Medicare consists of Part A ...