Due to COVID-19, the 2% sequestration reduction for traditional Medicare was placed on pause until April 1, 2022. Beginning with dates of service between April 1 – June 30, 2022, the sequestration reduction returned at 1% and then increases to 2% for dates of service on and after July 1, 2022. What therapy providers want to know is does the sequestration reduction also automatically apply to Medicare Advantage plans? The answer is

On April 13, 2021, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1868 which extends the pause on the 2% sequestration reduction through the end of calendar year 2021. This legislation was passed by the United States on March 25, 2021. President Biden signed this legislation into law on April 14, 2021.

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