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Medicare Patient Reclassification Notices Now in Effect

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What’s happening: Effective Feb. 14, providers are required to issue a Medicare Change of Status Notice (MCSN) to eligible patients who were admitted as hospital inpatients, but the hospital subsequently reclassified them as outpatients who are receiving observation services. What else to know: This requirement only applies to patients with traditional Medicare as the primary...

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