Swift action by Congress to suspend the Medicare Sequestration cuts in March 2020 has helped hospitals and frontline caregivers manage COVID-19 and keep their doors open throughout the 2 years of the pandemic.
While hospitalizations from the Omicron variant are declining, we are not yet through the end of the pandemic. Current law dictates that the Medicare Sequester will resume before the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), ultimately removing a critical financial safety net for hospitals and providers across the country.
Congress must act now and continue supporting hospitals, providers, and patients by delaying these cuts through the end of the COVID-19 PHE.
Congress has a duty to support health care providers as they care for their patients. Lawmakers can help by extending the moratorium on Medicare sequestration cuts through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
FAH, in coordination with a diverse group of health care organizations, is calling on Congress to put patients first during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The U.S. health care system has faced unprecedented challenges, and the pandemic will continue to place financial burdens on our nation’s caregivers. Now is not the time to cut vital Medicare payments for our frontline heroes.
Read MoreWe are calling on Congress to continue supporting patients and the health providers who care for them through the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
