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CMS Adjusts Nuclear Medicine Reimbursement Policy, Expanding Access to Life-Saving Scans

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Under the new policy, CMS will unpackage and pay separately for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals with per-day costs exceeding $630, removing financial barriers that have long hindered patient access to essential nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures.

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Nuclear cardiology could face cuts in 2025

AuntMinnie

Nuclear cardiologists could see significant reductions in Medicare reimbursements in 2025, according to a leading expert. Nuclear cardiologists need to be aware of the potential negative financial impact and plan accordingly, Phillips said. Despite a proposal by the U.S.

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ACR responds to CMS proposed 2025 MPFS rule

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) 2025 rule. The organization noted that the CMS expects the overall impact of the proposed MPFS to be neutral on radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. In the rule, the CMS estimates a 2025 conversion factor of $32.36

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Medicare proposed rule again cuts radiology reimbursement in 2025

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its proposal for payments in 2025 under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and it contains an across-the-board 2.8% The Conversion Factor (CF) in the 2025 Proposed Rule is $32.3562, compared with the $33.2875 currently in use. Nuclear Medicine -3.8% -1.8% -2.8%

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Imaging societies' reactions mixed on finalized MPFS, HOPPS rules

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. Although the 2025 MPFS calls for an overall 2.9% The change to the MPFS conversion factor reflects the 0% update required by statute for 2025, the expiration of the 2.9%

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CMS proposes new coverage for PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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NNSA's Mo-99 program: A bumpy ride

AuntMinnie

initiative to secure domestic supplies of molybdenum-99, according to an official who spoke at a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) meeting October 9 in Arlington, VA. Mo-99’s daughter decay chain isotope is technetium-99m (Tc-99m), which is used in an estimated 40,000 diagnostic nuclear medicine exams each day.