MedPAC Considers Factoring Sequester Into Pay Recommendations

MedPAC Considers Factoring Sequester Into Pay Recommendations-insidehealthpolicy: Congressional Medicare advisers are considering factoring sequestration into their payment recommendations in response to Congress' decision to extend sequestration another two years in the Bipartisan Budget Act. Providers, such as hospitals, say they want the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to incorporate the sequesters pay cuts into its payment recommendations and profit-margin projections because excluding sequestration gives an inaccurate picture of providers' financial status.