MedPAC Meeting: CMS Should Continue To Tighten Controls On Imaging Use
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee continued its effort to restrain U.S. imaging spending at a Sept. 5 meeting, where speakers highlighted what they say are remaining trouble spots in imaging-use statistics
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