Industry Urges CMS To Scrutinize Impact Of Pay Cuts For Multiple Imaging Services
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The device industry is calling on CMS to conduct a full patient-impact analysis of further reducing physician pay for multiple imaging procedures performed during a single session – and to do so before it implements any proposed pay cuts.
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