Medicare beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollees who are hospital inpatients have a statutory right to appeal to a Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for an expedited review of a discharge decision.
Hospitals must notify Medicare beneficiaries and MA enrollees who are hospital inpatients about their rights as a hospital patient, including discharge appeal and general liability rights. Hospitals will use a revised version of the Important Message from Medicare (MA), a statutorily required notice, to explain these rights.
For a Spanish version of the Important Message click here.
