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ACR Update: Congressional Update and Medicare’s Payment Policies for 2008 December 13, 2007 Pamela Kassing, RCC; Joshua Cooper; Bibb Allen, Jr., MD COMPLIMENTARY TO RBMA MEMBERS!

Description

The United States Congress is likely to tackle a range of Medicare physician payment issues before the end of the year. Averting the 10.1 percent cut to the 2008 Medicare conversion factor and additional imaging payment decreases are at the top of the list of these issues. Also, there is pending legislation before Congress that would place a moratorium on the effects of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the administrative agency for Medicare, issued its final rule for the 2008 Medicare physicians’ fee schedule. The rule contains final regulations many of which are effective on January 1, 2008. CMS’ rule covers independent diagnostic testing facilities (IDTFs), physician self-referral, and a host of relative value unit (RVU) changes to name just a few.

• Learn the latest about efforts to avert the conversion factor decrease and additional cuts targeted at Medicare’s payment for imaging services
• Hear about CMS’ final regulations for 2008 and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rules
• Learn from ACR Leaders what ACR is doing to address critical issues surrounding threats to cuts in imaging payments by Congress and Medicare, including the bundling of imaging services
• Talk out the issues with the ACR representatives and find out what you can do to help!