Question:
Should there be a delay with Medicare claims processing for my patients with dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, due to sequestration, or is that an "all fool's day" joke?
Answer by Vyacheslav Kurdov, CPC, Account Representative at WCH:
In anticipation of possible Congressional action to extend the 2% sequester reduction suspension, CMS instructed the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to hold all claims with dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, for a short period without affecting providers' cash flow. This will minimize the volume of claims the MACs must reprocess if Congress extends the suspension; the MACs will automatically reprocess any claims paid with the reduction applied if necessary.
