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Brace For 2 Percent Payment Cut On Your Current Episodes

Published on Fri Mar 15, 2013

Reduction takes effect based on episode end date.

Tighten your budget belt another notch — it looks like so-called sequestration cuts may affect your reimbursement sooner than you think. In a new statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services confirms that “Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, will incur [...]
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