April 15, 2021 12:55 pm Pause on Medicare Sequester Cuts Extended President Biden this week signed legislation extending a pause on planned 2% cuts to Medicare reimbursements. The pause, which was first included in last year’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, expired on April 1. It will now be continued through the end of 2021. News & Knowledge All Curi recommendations are based on current CDC criteria at the time of publication. CDC guidance for SARS-CoV-2 infection may, or may not, be adopted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances. Providers should always check with their local health department to see if the CDC’s guidance on any given topic has been modified (particularly if more restrictive) from the CDC’s recommended guidelines. Follow this link https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/index.html for contact information to your state/local health department. If local recommendations vary from those of the CDC, and you are unsure what recommendations to follow, then it is safer to follow the more restrictive guidelines/recommendations.