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‘Under Observation’: Medicare at Its Stingiest?
A federal effort to keep Medicare recipients out of an admissions revolving door at some hospitals was meant to curb government spending. But an unintended consequence of the program has left some older Americans with sticker shock. The crackdown has led to more Medicare patients being kept in hospitals under “observation.” A Medicare observation stay is for those who aren’t well enough to be discharged but not sick enough to be formally admitted....Read More
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