Medicare Sequestration and Physician Reimbursement Issues - McDermott+Consulting

Medicare Sequestration and Physician Reimbursement Issues

Established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act, sequestration reduces Medicare payments to hospice and other health care providers by 2% across the board. Congress suspended the practice in 2021 through the CARES Act and has extended it several times since. Sheila Madhani provides an update on where things stand with Medicare sequestration as well as other issues facing physician providers as we head into the second quarter of 2022.