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Extended Sequestration Suspension Saves Hospices $300 Million
Published on Tue May 11, 2021 
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Hospices’ efforts to fend off the reimposition of the 2 percent sequestration cut have succeeded. On April 14, President Biden signed into law H.R. 1868, which extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration until Dec. 31. The House passed it after reconciling differences with the Senate version on April 13. “This action is a significant gain for home health agencies and hospices as it avoids a payment reduction with a value of an estimated $270 million to home health agencies and $300 million to hospices,” National Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi said in the trade group’s member newsletter.
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