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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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CMS proposes new coverage for PET imaging agents

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Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. The association will be working with all stakeholders in support of the proposal before it is finalized at the beginning in 2025, Hope added.

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Nuclear cardiology could face cuts in 2025

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Nuclear cardiologists could see significant reductions in Medicare reimbursements in 2025, according to a leading expert. million coronary artery disease procedures per year. Despite a proposal by the U.S. We would see a drop of approximately 3% in the reimbursement per SPECT study performed,” he said.

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New CMS plan adds Medicare coverage of PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Currently, the CMS bundles Medicare payments for PET radiotracers for diagnosing disease as part of the packaged cost of imaging procedures in hospital outpatient settings. The association will be working with all stakeholders in support of the proposal before it is finalized at the beginning in 2025, Hope added.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progression. Bodien, et al, New England Journal of Medicine , August 14, 2024. Commercially Available Chest Radiograph AI Tools for Detecting Airspace Disease, Pneumothorax, and Pleural Effusion. Luthria, et al, Journal of Nuclear Medicine , October 26, 2023.

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Blue Earth Therapeutics Reports Promising Phase 1 Data for Investigational Therapies

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We also expect to see the full Phase 1 results presented at a scientific meeting in 2025." "The Front loading radioactivity and extending the time on therapy may lengthen time to disease progression. Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2024). We will explore these concepts in Phase 2.

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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes and Curadh MTR Enter Strategic Collaboration Agreement for Development and Production of Actinium-225 (Ac-225)-based Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals for Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Solid Tumors

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milla1cf Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:32 January 5, 2024 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC , a global innovator in development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used to detect and treat cancer and other serious diseases, and Curadh MTR Inc.