2nd Circuit Grants Temporary Stay Of Injunction In Medicare Hospital Stay Appeal Case

Mealey's (July 21, 2021, 12:40 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 16 granted a temporary stay of a district court’s permanent injunction requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create appeals procedures for Medicare beneficiaries who are admitted to the hospital as inpatients and then reclassified as outpatients pending a decision on the agency’s motion for a stay by a panel; the issue was referred to the panel that considered a 2015 appeal in the long-running case....