Even though Congress has averted the across-the-board SGR fee schedule cut (26.5%) for another year, radiologists will take another 3% cut this year. This, in addition to expanding the PC MPPR of 25% for CT, MRI and ultrasound imaging to include other members of the group practice, means that there is no good news for radiologists this year.
Radiation Oncologists will take a significant cut this year (7% for radiation oncology and 9% for radiation therapy centers, but compared to what was originally proposed, many in the field are feeling a sigh of relief. We have reviewed and analyzed the changes that will affect radiology and radiation oncology practices in 2013 for your planning purposes.
