CMS pitches 90% use rate in proposed 2010 MPFS rule

Jun 30, 2009

In a move sure to strike fear in the hearts of imaging advocates, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed a 90% equipment utilization rate in its proposed rule for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).

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