Ok, I have started getting EOBs from Medicare showing a 2% reduction in payments, presumably from the sequestration BS. BUT, the EOB still shows the "allowed amount" as the amount that was allowed before. So, if I am entitled to the Medicare allowed amount, then someone needs to pay me that, right? If not Medicare and not the secondary then, the way I see it, the patient should have to. The allowed amount is still the same but now, rather than paying 80% of the allowed amount, Medicare is only paying 78%. Anybody interpret this differently?
