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Senators release new details on how Congress could reform radiologist Medicare payment system

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Reforms could include creating more sustainable payment updates to ensure radiologists can continue owning and operating practices and rethinking how Medicare measures quality.

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HPI: MIPS performance measures biased for practice size

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The success of radiologists participating in the Medicare Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) varies according to practice type and size, with individual radiologists being at a disadvantage, researchers have reported. Among the radiologists, 74.8% participated in group reporting, 4.3% as an individual, and 20.9%

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Lawmakers introduce radiologist-endorsed, bipartisan bill to halt Medicare cuts

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and colleagues are proposing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act, which would halt a 2.8% Greg Murphy, MD, R-N.C., reduction to the conversion factor.

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Senators press congressional leaders to address radiologist Medicare pay cut

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“After three consecutive years of Medicare payment reductions, healthcare providers are at a breaking point," 32 bipartisan members of the Senate wrote recently.

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US Senators continue their push for radiologist Medicare pay reform

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Lawmakers held a hearing on this topic April 11, titled “Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment," featuring testimony multiple medical specialty societies.

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Medicare advisors recommend tying radiologist pay updates to inflation

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MedPAC members have highlighted the need to link physician pay increases with the Medicare Economic Index, a measure or practice cost inflation.

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CTC for colorectal cancer screening is at an 'inflection point'

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a commentary published March 12 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. But last year, the CMS backed reimbursement for screening CTC as part of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; the recommendation was included in the rule and went into effect in January. and the U.K.,

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