Cigna Healthcare Implements New Policy Targeting E/M Coding
Cigna’s new E/M policy adjusts high-level claims lacking documentation, impacting about 3% of in-network providers billing levels 4 and 5.
Read moreThe White House released an Executive Order (EO) to Advance Women’s Health Research and Innovation March 18, as part of the Biden Administration’s White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. The EO directs a multitude of federal agencies to develop and strengthen research and data standards on women’s health across all relevant research and funding opportunities. These actions build on the recent announcement of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Sprint for Women’s Health, which committed $100 million toward transformative research and development in women’s health.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lead several of the directed actions the White House is taking to promote women’s health research. NIH will:
For more information, contact Katie Grady, American College of Radiology® Government Affairs Director.
Cigna Healthcare Implements New Policy Targeting E/M Coding
Cigna’s new E/M policy adjusts high-level claims lacking documentation, impacting about 3% of in-network providers billing levels 4 and 5.
Read moreACR Backs Legislation to Bring Specialists to Rural Areas
ACR and others support the SPARC Act to boost rural access to specialty care through loan repayment incentives for providers serving underserved areas.
Read moreMACs Seek Public Comments on Peripheral Nerve Block Coverage
CMS draft LCDs may affect coverage for peripheral nerve ablation. ACR members are urged to review and comment, especially interventional radiologists.
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