title: Hospitals hope for relief from Medicare's two-midnight purgatory.
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herman
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D033161:Government Regulation; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States