Thursday, September 6, 2012
Medicare Pilot Program Could Help Save Seniors Thousands Of Dollars
Posted by Linda H on 5:02:00 AM
Medicare has just launched a new three-year pilot program to work to revise a policy that often sticks seniors with large medical bills, potentially helping to save seniors thousands of dollars in outpatient care.
Current Medicare rules make a distinction between inpatient care and outpatient care — requiring patients to spend at least three days in the hospital as an inpatient to gain Medicare coverage for their follow-up care in a nursing home — which can lead those seniors who have been classified as “outpatients” to be surprised with charges that Medicare won’t cover. Under the pilot program, however, participating hospitals will be allowed to rebill Medicare for more coverage for outpatient services.
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