Which statement is a requirement of the important message from the Medicare notification process?
Under federal law, hospitals must give you a MOON letter to inform you if youre being observed as an outpatient for more than 24 hours. Your status as inpatient versus outpatient affects how much you pay under Medicare during this time.
Who gets an important message from Medicare?
You have the right to be: Treated with courtesy, dignity and respect at all times. Protected from discrimination. Every company or agency that works with Medicare must obey the law.
When should an important message from Medicare be given?
You may get a Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) that lets you know youre an outpatient in a hospital or critical access hospital. The hospital must give you this notice if youre getting outpatient observation services for more than 24 hours.
What is a notice of rights and important message from Medicare?
In a hospital: Within 2 days of your admission and prior to your discharge, you should get a notice called An Important Message from Medicare about Your Rights. This notice is sometimes called the Important Message from Medicare or the IM. If you dont get this notice, ask for it.
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