Imaging, Device Groups Weigh In On Physician Pay Reform Bill Draft
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Imaging equipment makers, represented by MITA, had some encouraging words for physician payment reform discussion draft legislation that includes appropriate-use criteria and targeted prior authorization for advanced imaging, but also some cautionary notes. AdvaMed, meanwhile, was more critical of some provisions in the proposal.
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