Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act Helps Preserve Access to Care
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 16:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The American College of Radiology supports the Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act (H.R. 3269), which would prohibit any multiple procedure payment reduction to the "professional component" of CT, MRI and ultrasound exams received by the same patient, on the same day, in the same setting in 2012. A 50 percent cut was included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. Bipartisan H.R. 3269 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today by Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Betty McCollum (D-MN). It was cosponsored by 31 House Members.