Economics: Page 132

Effort to fix Medicare SGR formula fails
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation in the U.S. Congress to establish a permanent fix to the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula failed to win a key vote on October 21.
October 21, 2009
Nucletron offers new financing option
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has introduced a new financing plan for cancer centers, hospitals, and universities.
October 21, 2009
Societies rally to repeal Medicare SGR formula
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several U.S. medical imaging societies are urging members to rally behind legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
October 20, 2009
Groups lobby CMS to pay for second PET scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Seven medical imaging groups have written to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request reimbursement coverage for two FDG-PET scans per patient during initial treatment evaluation.
October 19, 2009
ABT nets $9M in financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ABT Molecular Imaging has secured a $9 million round of financing.
October 8, 2009
CMS takes comments on MRA policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun taking comments on whether it should change its policy regarding any MR angiography (MRA) applications that currently are not covered.
October 8, 2009
CMS reissues FDG-PET guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has reissued its guidance and billing instructions for the April 2009 changes to the National Coverage Determination on FDG-PET.
October 5, 2009
ACS report: Breast cancer death rate dropping
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer death rates are on the wane in the U.S., according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
September 29, 2009
CMS rules on MRI blood-flow coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As expected, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its recommendation to extend reimbursement coverage to the use of MRI for blood-flow management scans.
September 28, 2009
Analysis: New Medicare cuts may outdo DRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
If you thought the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 was bad, wait until you see the impact of imaging reimbursement cuts proposed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to an analysis by 3d Health.
September 28, 2009
Senators oppose rad therapy cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to the Obama administration last week opposing cuts in Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy procedures.
September 27, 2009
JACR editorial: Medicare used double standard in VC decision
By Eric Barnes
A new editorial questions whether the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services really needs new age-specific clinical trials before approving reimbursement for virtual colonoscopy screening -- or whether the agency is merely using the new stance as an excuse to deny VC reimbursement.
September 21, 2009
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