AHCA and other groups pushing for extension of 2% Medicare sequester cut; Congress reaches deal on third...
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 21, 2020
Healthcare providers, including nursing homes, are demanding continued relief from the 2% Medicare sequester cuts through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief would help improve the “relatively...
Providers get relief from Medicare cuts, but no liability protections in year-end legislative packages
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 22, 2020
Providers are set to receive extended relief from the 2% Medicare sequester cuts under a year-end legislative relief deal that was finalized by federal lawmakers on Monday. However, they will have to wait...
‘Very good deal’ in House would give providers big relief from Medicare cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 09, 2021
Industry stakeholders are pushing Congressional leaders to finish the job after lawmakers took their first steps toward averting three separate Medicare cuts that would reduce payments to providers by...
Senior care scores some wins in congressional budget deal
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2022
A Congressional spending package for fiscal year 2023 supports key healthcare policy requests important to long-term care industry stakeholders, saving some clinicians and services from feared cuts.