4 key elements of the COVID-19 relief legislation for providers and payers
Share it UPDATE: March 12, 2021: President Joe Biden signed the legislation a bit earlier than planned, on Thursday afternoon. Provider groups including the American Hospital Association immediately called on Congress to pass a new bill extending the pause on Medicare sequester cuts. The House of Representatives will vote next week on such a bill. The cuts have provided "critical relief" to providers during the public health emergency, but higher overhead and lost revenue have presented "overwhelming financial challenges and pressures," the groups wrote. The COVID-19 relief bill the House pas...