Home Health & Hospice Week

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Sequestration Cut Budget Plans Hung Up By Uncertainties

Will the 2 percent cut be based on start dates or end dates for episodes? Lawmakers failed to head off the sequester before its March 1 implementation date, but you still have a little breathing room on the 2 percent across-the-board cuts slated to impact Medicare payment rates. Although the bulk of the government’s cuts took place on March 1, [...]
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