Lawmakers Ease Imaging Provisions In Draft Physician Pay Reform Bill
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committee lawmakers issued a revised proposal to overhaul the physician payment sustainable growth rate formula in advance of a Dec. 13 markup. In response to public comment, lawmakers included more restrictions on which imaging services might be subject to appropriate-use criteria requirements.
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