Radiology Business

OCTOBER 30, 2024

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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Radiology Business

APRIL 15, 2024

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 Radiologist Medical 119

Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Radiology Business Management Association leaders contend that slashing Medicare reimbursement "ignores overwhelming public wisdom."

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Such insurers are slated to collect more than $7 trillion over the next decade, with MA now accounting for over 50% of all Medicare enrollment.

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Medicare Insurance 115

Healthcare Administrative Partners

JULY 25, 2024

The 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% This reduction in payments continues a trend that has seen the Medicare fee schedule reduced nearly 10% over the past 10 years.

Medicare 84

Medicare Radiology IT Interventional Radiology 84

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 7, 2024

Upcoming Medicare reimbursement may change that. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to receive Medicare reimbursement beginning in 2025. Availability gaps Research has shown that Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who reside in communities with annual per capita income of $100,000 or more are 5.7

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Medicare Hospital Insurance Disease 105

Radiology Business

MAY 19, 2024

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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Medicare Radiologist 122

Radiology Business

JULY 10, 2024

The American College of Radiology has pushed for this decision since 2008, when trial results showed CTC or "virtual colonoscopy" to be a solid alternative to the traditional screening approach, which requires anesthesia.

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Medicare Hospital Radiology 140

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Radiology and medical groups are welcoming the introduction of a bipartisan federal bill that aims to mitigate the impact of the finalized Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) conversion factor reduction. House of Representatives on October 29 introduced the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act.

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Medicare Medical Radiologist Government 91

Healthcare Administrative Partners

AUGUST 31, 2023

For many radiology practices, the idea of a positive payment adjustment for participation in the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) has been lost. Several factors have combined over the past few years to change the goal for radiology practices – it is now ‘penalty avoidance’ rather than a reward for reporting quality metrics.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 14, 2024

"Our experts believe there’s a high probability that the final rule governing next year's Medicare payments will be less severe than the current proposal," CFO Mark Stolper told investors.

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Medicare Government 111

Radiology Business

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Providers have the potential to earn a Medicare payment of $950 if the software is deployed in medically appropriate scenarios.

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Medicare Imaging Medical 107

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

"We strongly urge CMS to acknowledge the negative effects of the proposed payment cut on Medicare beneficiaries in the final rule," the American Medical Association wrote in a comment letter shared Sept.

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Medicare Medical 110

Healthcare Administrative Partners

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule for 2024 , including provisions for both Medicare reimbursement and the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

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Medicare Radiology IT Interventional Radiology 86

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 18, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 10/18/2023 - 13:29 October 18, 2023 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will no longer require coverage with evidence development (CED) for beta-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) dementia care use. ACR staff will continue to update members as further information is released.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 12, 2024

In newly issued proposals addressing changes to coverage for Medicare services in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its intent to provide coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for Medicare beneficiaries in 2025.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The findings come from a survey of Americans conducted by the Remington Research Group and commissioned by the Radiology Patient Action Network.

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Medicare Radiology 110

Radiology Business

JUNE 3, 2024

The ACR shared its concerns about the lack of participation as the deadline approaches.

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Medicare Radiology IT 122

Radiology Business

JUNE 5, 2024

Between 2015 and 2022, nearly 3,500 physician practices that provide radiology services disappeared from the Medicare Provider Data Log, according to the Neiman Health Policy Institute.

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Radiology Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

ACR, the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology voiced their concerns in a recent letter to leaders in the U.S. House and Senate.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Regulatory issues facing radiology groups in 2024 We pay a lot of attention to government regulation in healthcare, especially the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which influences reimbursement not only from Medicare but also from other payers as many commercial contracts are tied to the MPFS. Sandy Coffta.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 31, 2023

This occurred during a period when radiologists took on an increasing workload, with relative value units leaping 13.1% during the 16-year study period.

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Medicare Radiology Radiologist 135

Radiology Business

JULY 17, 2023

The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule utilizes 2006 cost information to develop practice expense relative values and resulting reimbursements.

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Medicare Radiology 88

Radiology Business

APRIL 11, 2023

The Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act would provide a permanent annual pay update tied to inflation.

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Medicare Radiologist 104

Radiology Business

MAY 30, 2023

A Medicare Administrative Contractor is wrongly rejecting coverage of PET imaging in cases of infection/inflammation, SNMMI reported recently.

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Medicare Imaging 97

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Continued declines in reimbursement and mounting administrative burdens are combining to weigh down members of the specialty, RP wrote in recent comments.

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Medicare Radiology 111

AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

Radiology administrators are confident that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) new report for the second quarter of 2024. Graphic courtesy of The MarkeTech Group.

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Radiology Medicare Interventional Radiology Hospital 115

Radiology Business

JULY 29, 2024

New American College of Radiology CEO Dana Smetherman, MD, discusses the impact of reimbursement cuts, issues with staffing costs and prior authorization.

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Medicare Radiology 111

Healthcare Administrative Partners

MARCH 27, 2024

With passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. Effective when it was signed by the President on March 9, 2024 the CAA 24 contained several provisions that benefitted physician reimbursement:

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Medicare Radiology IT 73

Radiology Business

AUGUST 1, 2024

Despite raging inflation and rising staff costs, the conversion factor is the lowest it’s been since 1993, Richard Heller, MD, MBA, wrote for MedPage Today.

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Medicare Radiology 116

Healthcare Administrative Partners

JULY 27, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rules for 2024, including provisions for the Quality Payment Program (QPP).

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Medicare Radiology IT 70

Radiology Business

MARCH 14, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now reimburses for code 76145, allowing physicists to contribute monetary value to the care team for their work

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Medicare Radiology 128

AuntMinnie

JULY 18, 2024

Radiology administrators remain positive that diagnostic and interventional radiology will continue to grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the third quarter of 2024. Image courtesy of The MarkeTech Group.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 28, 2024

With the recent adjustment, the conversion factor is now 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, at $33.2875, consulting firm Healthcare Administrative Partners notes.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 5, 2024

The American College of Radiology praised the hearing as a potential first step to address inadequate reimbursement levels under the federal payment program.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leaders with ACR, the RBMA and Radiology Partners all have recently written about concerning aspects of the quality-focused Medicare payment program.

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Medicare Radiology 116

Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The feds see this as a way of increasing specialist engagement in value-based care and bolstering their collaboration with PCPs and Medicare beneficiaries.

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