CMS Waives Medicare Nursing Home Eligibility Rule In Hip, Knee Bundle Demo

By Michelle M. Stein / November 24, 2015 at 4:26 PM
CMS waives the requirement that beneficiaries spend three days as inpatients before Medicare covers nursing home stays as part of the hip and knee replacement bundle demo -- one of a number of demonstrations that waive that policy. Nursing homes support getting rid of the three-day stay requirement but are upset the waiver is limited to nursing homes that have an average of at least a three-star rating. The mandatory hip and knee replacement bundle demo, finalized Nov. 16, requires...

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