09/01/2026
Help our Legislators understand the importance of allowing "observation" days in the hospital (as opposed to "inpatient") to count towards the 3 midnight inpatient hospital stay requirement, to ensure access to the Medicare A coverage benefit in a Skilled Nursing Facility. Often, patients are unaware that they are classified as "observation", not "inpatient", while in the hospital. When they need rehabilitation at a Skilled Nursing Facility following that hospital stay, they don't have a payer to cover, therefor end up going home, usually leading to a poor outcome.