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.