If claims are paid with the reduction applied, CMS said it will automatically reprocess them as necessary.
The Senate passed legislation March 25 that will delay a federally mandated 2 percent Medicare sequester cut through the end of the year. The House is expected to take up the bill the week of April 13 when it returns to Capitol Hill.
Without action from Congress, the 2 percent sequester cut is expected to take effect April 1.
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