Economics: Page 146

Making dollars and sense out of Medicaid and FFDM reimbursement

By Marty Graham

With the emergence of digital mammography, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) created a new billing code to differentiate digital from the longstanding code for analog. However, the existence of the new code doesn't mean it's being used or even acknowledged on the state level. Some Medicaid programs recognize it and reimburse accordingly, while other states don't pay for it at all. To help clear up the situation, AuntMinnie.com took on the task of compiling FFDM policies and reimbursement rates for all 50 states.

December 19, 2007

Zotec receives Texas order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Texas Radiology Associates (TRA) in Plano, TX, is transitioning its billing services to Zotec Partners.

December 11, 2007

Florida insurer requires preauthorization for digital mammo

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Florida Today is reporting that Brevard County's largest healthcare insurer, Health First Health Plans, is requiring women who want digital mammograms for breast cancer screening to first receive authorization from the company.

December 10, 2007

U.S. bill introduced to hike bone densitometry payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would increase Medicare reimbursement for bone mass measurement has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.

November 29, 2007

UnitedHealthcare postpones CAD decision

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare has postponed -- apparently indefinitely -- a decision announced in September to stop paying for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) with mammography studies.

November 26, 2007

IBA, PETLinQ acquire SourceMedical's radiology division

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

IBA Molecular, North America and PETLinQ have acquired the radiology division of SourceMedical. The acquisition will expand the companys' product line to include the SourceRad RIS and billing system.

November 25, 2007