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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 3:31 PM
Subject: [Homecare] FW: Temporary Claims Hold Pending Congressional Action to Extend 2% Sequester Reduction Suspension

This was just released by CMS. It is intended to give the House of Representatives a chance to vote on the bill passed last week by the Senate that would maintain the moratorium on the 2% Medicare payment sequestration through 12/31/21. The House returns from is District Work Period during the week of April 13. It is fully expected that the House will pass the measure and that the President with sign it into law shortly thereafter. Otherwise, Medicare providers would begin to face a 2% payment reduction on 4/1.

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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 4:20 PM
To: Bill Dombi
Subject: Temporary Claims Hold Pending Congressional Action to Extend 2% Sequester Reduction Suspension

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Special Edition – Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Temporary Claims Hold Pending Congressional Action to Extend 2% Sequester Reduction Suspension

In anticipation of possible Congressional action to extend the 2% sequester reduction suspension, we instructed the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to hold all claims with dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, for a short period without affecting providers’ cash flow. This will minimize the volume of claims the MACs must reprocess if Congress extends the suspension; the MACs will automatically reprocess any claims paid with the reduction applied if necessary.

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Special Edition – Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Temporary Claims Hold Pending Congressional Action to Extend 2% Sequester Reduction Suspension

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