Due to the federal government’s “sequestration,” policy, healthcare providers will receive reimbursements at a rate of 98 cents on the dollar for Medicare fee-for-service claims dated on or after April 1, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Although the Senate recently passed a Democratic budget that would roll back the cuts, the House budget maintains them. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) recently said that budget negotiations may offer the best chance to change the terms of the sequestration. Otherwise, payment cuts will cost skilled nursing facilities about $782.5 million in fiscal year 2014, according to ...