WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 8, 2021)—The House of Representatives has passed the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (S. 610), legislation to keep across-the-board 4% PAYGO cuts to Medicare reimbursement from taking effect in 2022.
The legislation also extends the pause on 2% sequestration cuts through March 2022, and then re-implements those cuts at a 1% level from April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022—then returning to a full 2% reduction starting July 2022. To offset this extended deferral, the legislation increases the sequestration rate in 2031.
Home medical equipment providers generated more than 6,500 letters to the Hill on the issue. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.
“NAHC commends the House for coming together to address these backward rate cuts. We now encourage our friends in the Senate to follow suit and swiftly pass this bill so home-based care providers across the country can continue to serve their communities without a major payment reduction imminently looming over their heads," saidNational Association for Home Care & Hospice President Bill Dombi in a statement.
