MedPAC To Further Analyze Diagnostic Imaging Purchasing Strategies
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission plans to continue exploring whether Medicare should do more to emulate private insurers' strategies for controlling the growth of imaging services during the next year
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