Legislation & Regulatory Updates
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06.15.09
Twenty-two Medical Specialty Organizations Express Opposition to the use of RBMs in Medicare
Twenty-two medical specialty organizations wrote to Committee leadership today expressing opposition to the use of RBMs in Medicare.
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06.15.09
Hospital Industry Bristles at Cuts
Hospitals and other medical-industry groups are pushing back against President Barack Obama’s proposal to cut $313 billion in government health spending as the White House intensifies its effort to revamp the nation’s health system…
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06.15.09
Part 2: CMS Decision on CT Colonography
The latest in the Imaging Economics Regulatory Watch podcast series: “Part 2: CMS Decision on CT Colonography.” With special guest Dr. David Vining, Inventor of CT Colonography.
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06.13.09
Hospitals Oppose Obama’s Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
President Barack Obama said Saturday he wants to help pay for his health care overhaul by slowing Medicare and Medicaid spending, but hospitals, medical technicians and others are resisting. The high-stakes struggle over medical care is heating up as Obama declares the status quo unacceptable.
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06.13.09
Proposal to Adopt a 95% Imaging Use Rate Will Impair Patients’ Access to Diagnostic Imaging Services
The Obama Administration’s proposal, announced in conjunction with the President’s weekly radio and Internet address today, directing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to dramatically change the formula that determines physician reimbursement rates for advanced imaging procedures…
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05.27.09
CMS Decision on CT Colonography
The latest in the Regulatory Watch podcast series: Part1: CMS Decision on CT Colonography with Special Guest: David Vining, MD, Inventor of CT Colonography.
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05.15.09
CMS Decision Not to Cover Virtual Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Sparks Heated Debate
Virtual colonoscopy using computed tomography (CT) will not be covered by Medicare as an option for colorectal cancer screening in the United States, according to a final decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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05.12.09
Medicare Nixes “Virtual Colonoscopies”
Medicare announced Tuesday it will not pay for so-called “virtual colonoscopies.” In 2006, 200,000 of them were performed in the United States. Overall, Americans have more than 14 million colonoscopies…
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04.30.09
Statement on Senate Finance Committee Health Policy Proposals
Washington, D.C. – The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today commended Chairman Max Baucus and Sen. Chuck Grassley and offered its support for proposed policies regarding medical imaging…
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04.7.09
CMS Expands Coverage for PET Scanning in Cancer Patients
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that they will expand coverage for positron emission tomography (PET) for Medicare beneficiaries…
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