Strengthening Congressional Support Addresses Medicare Interventional Radiology Cuts
Interventional radiology is among those specialties hit hard by the clinical labor practice expense…
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02/16/2022
Coverage is Expanded for Lung Cancer Screening Using LDCT
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a shift in its eligibility…
Sandy Coffta
02/12/2022
Practical Implications of the No Surprises Act for Radiology Practices
The federal No Surprises Act (NSA) has been in effect for a few weeks and many practices are just…
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01/17/2022
Understanding The Impact of The Medicare Fee Schedule For 2022 On Your Radiology Practice
Now that the final Medicare conversion factor (CF) for 2022 of $34.6062 has been established,…
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12/29/2021
Support Increases for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening
While The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering expansion of coverage for…
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12/17/2021
Congress Responds to Lessen Medicare Cuts For 2022
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule for 2022 contained a 3.71% decrease in the…
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12/10/2021
A Surprising Consequence of The No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act (NSA) was designed to protect patients from receiving large medical bills from…
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11/16/2021
CMS Has Released The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Coming a bit earlier in the month than usual, the release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…
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11/04/2021
Understanding Payment Dispute Resolution Under The Federal ‘Surprise Billing’ Rule
On January 1, 2022, practices will have to comply with the federal No Surprises Act (NSA) unless…
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09/22/2021
More Evidence That Radiology is Not the Source of Medicare Spending Increases
It seems that diagnostic imaging and radiology are often blamed for increasing the cost of…