The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, may reduce cuts to hospice Medicare payments in 2022, reports Hospice News. Dubbed the “Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act,” the bill would extend a temporary halt of Medicare sequestration implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The moratorium would have been sunsetted by Dec. 31, but will move to March 31, 2022 if the Senate also passes the bill. Read more.
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