“2 Midnights” Rule: What it Means for Home Health Agencies?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its controversial “2 midnights” rule in the 2014 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. Under the “2 midnights” rule CMS has set both a benchmark and a presumption for when an inpatient satay would be considered appropriate.  If the inpatient stays spans two midnights, CMS…