CMS Instructs all MACS to hold claims

The Senate passed legislation last week to extend the pause on the 2% sequestration reduction through December 31, 2021.

The house is expected to take up the bill the week of April 13, 2021, when it returns for a session after the holidays.

It is fully expected that the bill will be passed through the end of 2021. It would be expected that payments may be slow in the first few weeks of April, please anticipate this for your practice.

This will be good news – in the long run!

Keep in mind, the sequestration reduction only applies to traditional Medicare, not any managed care programs.

Click here to read: https://www.cms.gov/outreach-and-educationoutreachffsprovpartprogprovider-partnership-email-archive/2021-03-30-mlnc-se

Wendy Samuels

Wendy Samuels is a Certified Professional Coder with the American Academy of Professional Coders and has more than 20 years of healthcare experience. Her expertise is heavily rooted in auditing charts to safeguard compliance and ensuring physicians receive the highest reimbursement allowed. Much of her work in the healthcare field has been concentrated in anesthesia, durable medical equipment, general practice, and E/M coding and documentation. Furthermore, Wendy has been a Medical Billing and Coding instructor for over 10 years. She actively engages in the professional coding community by having a seat on the advisory board which oversees developing coding curriculums for colleges desiring to start a medical billing and coding program. Wendy’s opinion is both sought after and respected