Senate votes to delay Medicare sequestration cuts

Senate votes to delay Medicare sequestration cuts

Senate lawmakers voted 90-2 to approve a bill that would extend until year-end a moratorium on 2% Medicare payment cuts required under sequestration, sending the bill to the House for expected approval. Major health care and provider groups have been urging Congress to extend the moratorium, arguing the payment cuts would hurt health care professionals.

Full Story: The Hill (3/25),  Becker's Hospital Review (3/25)