House Passes Bill To Phase In Medicare Sequester, Ease Some Provider Cuts

Editors' Note: This story has been updated to reflect House passage of the bill. House lawmakers late Tuesday passed Medicare provider relief legislation that would phase in sequester cuts starting in March 2022, defer the cost of the American Rescue Plan to the 2023 so-called PAYGO scorecard, mitigate some cuts tied to changes in CMS’ evaluation and management policies under the physician fee schedule, push off lab pay cuts and delay the start of the radiation oncology...