House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) told attendees at the American Hospital Association Annual Membership Meeting yesterday that he is committed to finding bipartisan post-acute payment reform solutions, according to an AHA News report.
Mr. Brady also said he would work to address CMS' two-midnight rule, under which inpatient stays lasting fewer than two midnights must be treated and billed as outpatient services. CMS introduced the policy to better monitor Medicare reimbursement for short inpatient stays and ensure inpatient admissions are medically necessary. The AHA and several health systems have sued CMS, arguing the rule is "arbitrary" and "capricious."
Additionally, Mr. Brady called on hospital leaders to continue advocating for meaningful Medicare reform and to identify regulations that lead to unnecessarily high overhead costs, according to the report.
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