Skip to content
Search
Search
 

Observation Status: Financial Implications for Medicare Beneficiaries

by Keith D Lind, JD, MS, Senior Policy Advisor, Claire M Noel-Miller, MPA, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute, Lan Zhao, Ph.D., Claudia Schur, Ph.D, Center for Health Research & Policy, Social & Scientific Systems, Public Policy Institute, April 14, 2015

This and Related Reports

This report by Keith D. Lind and Claire Noel-Miller, Senior Policy Advisors with AARP’s Public Policy Institute, and their coauthors, reveals that Medicare rules for observation status are having a notable impact on the cost of health care for many beneficiaries, and perhaps also on their decisions about whether or not to seek doctor recommended follow-up care in a skilled nursing facility.

 

Search PPI

Find the public policy institute content you are looking for by entering in search terms below.

Woman using a computer, reviewing papers, Public Policy Institute, Issues,

Long-Term Services & Supports State Scorecard

A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers

 

Aging Demographics

One in Three Americans is Now 50 or Older

By 2030, one out of every five people in the United State will be 65-plus. Will your community be ready?

Visit us at www.aarp.org/livable