Sequestration and the Hospice Cap 2.0: Pending Legislation May Extend the Sequestration Moratorium
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/03/21
In the wake of the government-wide sequestration cuts in 2011, the hospice industry was not spared. Medicare hospice payments were reduced by two percent in accordance with a sequestration order issued March 1, 2013, pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act. But reconciling that straightforward reduction with the Medicare hospice cap has led to much debate, including policy shifts, non-regulatory guidelines, and—inevitably—litigation. Medicare imposes...
By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP