Tag: Renuka Rayasam

— Background on the sequester: Congress in the 2011 Budget Control Act mandated a 2 percent across-the-board cut in Medicare payments — a cut that's been extended four times, most recently through fiscal 2027. The physician groups allege that U.S. It's 'health care.' The IRS didn't start sending out fines for 2015 non-compliance until late last year. Attorneys general warn CMS: Don't roll back nursing home rules. Read the letter. California: Two efforts to cover undocumented adults advance. … The Senate also passed a bill, CA SB1156 (17R), to crack down on third-party organizations that pay premiums for dialysis patients and profit in the process. Yet steep cuts by HHS to vital lab services put seniors on Medicare at great risk. Congress must act now to restore the true intent of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) and protect seniors from HHS’ penny-wise and pound-foolish approach.