As we reported in our Managed Care Newsletter in April 2020, the CARES Act passed by Congress last year provides for a 20% increase to the DRG weights in the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment system (“IPPS”) for patients...more
Section 4408 of the CARES Act suspends the 2% sequestration reduction to payments under the Medicare program that have been in place since April 1, 2013. The suspension of sequestration in Medicare will run from May 1, 2020...more