CMS has clarified that incentive payments for reporting periods prior to April 1 2013 will not be subject to the sequestration reduction! This is welcome news to our many hospitals who attested for a reporting period in 2012 an have yet to be paid due to the delays with Novitas assuming the Medicare contractor role.

Click here for exact language. If you have any questions, please email our Senior Adviser David Ginsberg at dg@coruralheatlh.org.