LEGISLATION: You May Be Able To Say Goodbye To Annual PayCut Scares
CHAMP Act could K.O. imaging reimbursement.No more cliffhangers: The proposed Children's Health And Medicare Preservation (CHAMP) Act wouldn't just eliminate two years of spending cuts. It would get rid of the current system of payment updates, which has spelled steep cuts every year. Instead of comparing all physician spending with the growth of the economy, the House bill would set up six different categories. Medicare would have separate targets for spending growth in:· Primary and preventive services;· Other evaluation & management services;· Major procedures; · Anesthesia services;· Imaging services; and· Minor procedures and other...
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