Growth Slows In Medicare Payments For Advanced Imaging, Study Finds
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A coalition of manufacturers, radiologists and patient groups is urging policy-makers to reconsider ongoing cuts in Medicare payments for medical imaging, based on signs that the growth in volume and spending for advanced medical imaging has slowed for the first time in more than a decade.
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