Radiologists Support Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Medicare Cuts Tied to Clinical Labor Costs

Radiologists Support Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Medicare Cuts Tied to Clinical Labor Costs

  Radiologists and other medical professionals have expressed their support for a new bipartisan bill aimed at mitigating Medicare cuts related to clinical labor costs. The proposal, known as the Providing Relief and Stability for Medicare Patients Act of 2023, would provide much-needed relief for radiologists, radiation oncologists, and other specialists who are facing significant…

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Radiologists, It’s Time to Call Your Member in Congress!

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Your government is here to help. Under the guise of “Patients over Paperwork,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a $5 billion boost to funding for reimbursement for care-related evaluation and management (E/M). Unfortunately the latest government effort to ease administration burdens on physicians will cost radiologists $450 million in one year…

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ACR Launches Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Screening Trial for Women with Dense Breasts

ACR Launches Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Screening Trial for Women with Dense Breasts

The American College of Radiology (ACR), in collaboration with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and GE Healthcare, is about to launch the Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST). The trial aims to ascertain whether contrast-enhanced mammography increases breast cancer detection and lowers false positives in women with dense breasts. Dense breasts account for 43%…

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