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 it.
The doc fix legislation extends sequestration cuts for another two years through the end of 2015. Congressional action could change those cuts, however.