Date  Event
 April 1st

 

Return of 1% Medicare payment sequestration

 

 April 16th

 

Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

 

 April and May

 

Release of Inpatient (IPPS), Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Skilled Nursing   Facilities (SNFs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Inpatient Psychiatric   Facility (IPF) and Hospice proposed rules

 

 July 1st

 

Return of full 2% Medicare payment sequestration

 

 Early July

 

Physician, Outpatient (OPPS), Medicare Shared Saving Program (MSSP)   Home Health rules

 

 August

 

Release of final IPPS and post-acute care rules.

 

 September 30th

 

Major Medicare programs expire, including:
– Low-Volume Hospital Program
– FDA user fees for prescription drugs and medical products
– Behavioral health and other programs under the 21st Century Cures Act

 

 November 8th

 

Midterm Congressional election

 

 Early to Mid-November

 

Release of OPPS and PFS final rules

 

 November 29th

 

Lame Duck session of Congress

 

 January 1, 2023

 

Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) bonus expires;   Enhanced Health Insurance Exchange subsidies expire

 

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