Setting the Record Straight
11.02.11 Dave FisherLast week, The New York Times and The Atlantic published misleading articles that omitted central facts about the effectiveness and use of medical imaging. Read More
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Members Send Imaging Letter to House Leaders
11.01.11 Dave FisherLast week, ten members in the House of Representatives sent a bipartisan letter urging Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to prevent further imaging cuts to Medicare. Read More
House Introduces Imaging Bill
10.28.11 Dave FisherHR 3269, the Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 was introduced yesterday to prevent imaging cuts to Medicare. Read More
Mr. President Stop Imaging Cuts To Medicare
07.22.11 Dave FisherIn a letter sent to the White House earlier this week, a bipartisan group of senators let by Sens. Kerry and Kohl “urged President Barack Obama to reject calls for deeper Medicare cuts for medical imaging services.” Read More
Congress Holds Medical Device Regulation Hearing
07.20.11 Dave FisherToday, the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee held a hearing to discuss regulatory reform in the medical device industry. Read More
Congress Proposes Imaging Cuts To Pay For Trade Bill
06.29.11 Dave FisherYesterday, the Senate Finance Committee decided to put senior citizens’ access to life-saving imaging, such as CTs and MRIs, at risk by proposing severe and arbitrary medical imaging reimbursement cuts to pay for the implementation of unrelated trade bills. Read More
Virtual Colonoscopy on the Rise
03.04.11 Dave FisherA recent study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology found that virtual colonoscopy also known as computerized tomographic colonography (CTC) is on the rise. Read More
GAO Report Discusses Medical Imaging
03.03.11 Lindsay MorrisOn March 1st, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report entitled, “Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue”. Read More
Study Finds Volume of Imaging Services Declined in 2009
02.10.11 Dave FisherContrary to the persistent belief that imaging services are growing rapidly, the Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) yesterday released a study that found the volume of Medicare imaging services declined in 2009. Read More
The Next Step in Appropriate Imaging for Patients
02.03.11 Lindsay MorrisMITA appropriateness criteria proposals take the next step. Late yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the five participants that they have selected for the Medicare Imaging Demonstration (MID). Read More
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Patient Access to Medical Imaging
04.25.12 | Gail RodriguezMITA released a report yesterday detailing the troubling impact of insurance coverage denials on patient access to medical imaging procedures. Data gathered by the Patient Advocacy Foundation (PAF) show that denials for patients seeking potentially life-saving medical imaging services have doubled in the past four years. Of even greater concern is the finding that 90 percent of the reversed denials for imaging services were actually covered by patients’ health plans. And on average, PAF’s professional case managers required 15.4 contacts per patient case to resolve the imaging issue, meaning it took on average more than 15 phone calls, letters or emails to determine why the imaging test was being denied coverage. Read More
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