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Here you will find the latest news, events, and staff activities that are occurring in the Economics and Health Policy Department.
For more information or any questions you can contact the department at 800-227-5463 x4043.

Imaging Under Attack: Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
The latest on ACR efforts to counter drastic Medicare imaging cuts.

Latest News

1/19/2006 - CMS Confirms Medicare Fee Schedule Errors; Corrections Planned More

1/9/2007 - ACR Comment Letter to CMS on 2007 MPFS Final Rule More

12/19/2006 - e-Seminar: The Deficit Reduction Act and Medicares Payment Policies for 2007 More

• CMS Issues IPPS Final Rule
• Have You Been Selected to Participate in the Physician Practice Information Survey?
• $36 Million Paid to Physicians in PQRI: 16 Percent of Radiologists Eligible for the Program Take Part
• ACR Urges Senators to Override Threatened Presidential Veto of Medicare Bill
• ACR Applauds Congress for Passing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
• ACR, SGR, SCBT-MR Urge CMS to Cover CT Colonography
• Assure Access to Mammography Act of 2008 Introduced in House
• HSC Study Highlights In-Office Imaging as a Driver of Imaging Growth: Cites Safety Concerns
• NOPR Billing Alert: CMS Posts Instructions Regarding Deletion of QR Modifier used for NOPR Claims - Effective January 1, 2008 Use Q0 Modifier
• ACR Supports CMS Decision Not to Limit Coverage for CCTA
• Highlights of the Administration’s Medicare Budget Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009
• Inspector General Will Not Penalize Rural Hospital for Obtaining Free Radiology Reports
• ACR Urges CMS to Reconsider Provisions in 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final rule

• CMS to Delay Launching Most Anti-Markup Provisions Until 2009
• House Bill Would Mandate Medicare Coverage for CT Colonography
• President Signs Medicare, SCHIP Extension Bill: Further Imaging Cuts Avoided
• ACR Breaks Down Inspector General Report: Growth in Advanced Imaging Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Thirty Senators to Finance Committee: No More Imaging Cuts
• ACR Overview of the CMS Phase III Stark Regulation
• Thorwarth Appointed Chair of AMA CPT Editorial Panel
• Medicare Makes Exceptions to the Duplicate Claims Edits
• The American College of Radiology (ACR) and AMA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey
• Medicare Implements Edits to Prevent Duplicate Claims
• CMS Releases the NPI Crosswalk Implementation Strategy
• Update on NPI Implementation: CMS to Require NPI Number on Claim Forms for All Primary Fields, Effective Immediately
• Tying Physician Payments to Quality Performance