Navigating Medicare coverage can feel like trying to solve a particularly challenging puzzle, especially when it comes to hospital stays and skilled care. After all, this senior-focused coverage has ...

Medicare’s 3-day rule adds costs to hospitals and does not lower Medicare spending on hospitalized patients, a study from researchers at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University found. On May 12, 2023, ...

The researchers found that, among patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities, reinstatement of the 3-day rule increased the probability of at least 3-day hospitalization by 5.57 percentage ...

A regression discontinuity analysis compared hospitalizations within 28 days before vs after May 12, 2023, leveraging the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency waiver. Qualifying inpatient stays ...