Industry Note:
Sequestration Cuts Expected To Last For Years
Published on Fri Jan 17, 2014
Home care providers escaped being a funding source for a temporary ‘doc fix’ bill Pres-ident Obama signed into law Dec. 26. But under the legislation, the delay of the 20 percent sustainable growth rate cut to Medicare physician pay rates lasts only three months, so home care and hospice spending could be back on the chopping back before you know [...]