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2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Act Now
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released their proposal for changes to the Medicare payment system which is slated to go into effect on January 1, 2021. According to the American College of Radiology (ACR), the news is not good for radiologists. Those who have analyzed the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) are finding…
Read MoreHospitals Face $252.6B in Cuts for Medicare and Medicaid Payments
Prudent radiology professionals working in hospitals know how important it is to stay on top of developments in their field so they can deliver the best service to patients. This includes keeping current on technological advances and new protocols for diagnosing and assessing patients, as well as ongoing legislative and regulatory changes. If you’re like…
Read MoreCMS Adds Barriers to Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP Disbursements
No more “pay and chase.” On November 4, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin enforcing a recently issued final rule that empowers CMS to revoke or deny enrollment in provider programs for Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP based on questionable business associations. There are no databases of questionable businesses. CMS will…
Read MoreTrump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
In 2014, a law was passed that, when implemented, is supposed to reduce unnecessary imaging tests, like MRIs, CT scans and other expensive diagnostic imaging tests. In order to achieve this goal, doctors will be required to consult a set of clinical guidelines before ordering one of these tests for Medicare patients. If the doctor…
Read MoreImpact of Medicare For All on Radiology
Medicare for all is either the best idea of all time that will save trillions of dollars and millions of lives, or it is a step into socialism that will shove the country off the abyss and into its demise. The truth must lie on this spectrum, but where on the spectrum is now being…
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