| Subject: | CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicare Discharge Notice Policy |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 29 Nov 2006 - 12:00 am |
| CMS has released its final rule on Medicare Discharge Notice Policy. The final rule is less restrictive than the proposed rule, which was reviewed in the April 14, 2006 StayAlert Notice.
The final rule, effective July 1, 2007, outlines how hospitals must notify Medicare beneficiaries who are hospital inpatients about their hospital discharge rights. Notice is required both for original Medicare beneficiaries and for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and other Medicare... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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