NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status
GibbLaw2015-09-01T11:23:10-04:00On August 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed in to law the NOTICE Act (“Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility”) which requires hospitals to give written notification to Medicare patients 24 hours after receiving observation care, explaining that they have not been admitted to the hospital, the reasons why, and the potential [...]
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