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Bill Includes Payment Increase to Offset Rising Practice Costs Facing a deadline of March 14, federal lawmakers have restarted negotiations on a new government funding bill. Last week, ASNC endorsed…
The federal government has determined that the wildfires in southern California have resulted in a public health emergency. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) subsequently announced that it…
Step-by-Step Guide to Performing, Interpreting, Reporting Myocardial Blood Flow Measurements Acquired with PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ASNC has published PET Myocardial Blood Flow Practice Points, a practical resource that explains,…
Panithaya Chareonthaitawee, MD, became president of ASNC on Jan. 1, 2025. We recently talked with Dr. Chareonthaitawee about her vision for the year ahead, her thoughts on AI and other…
On Dec. 20, Congress passed a short-term spending bill that does not include relief for physicians from a 2.8 percent Medicare payment cut that will take effect Jan. 1. “By…
Physicians from Houston Methodist Hospital are sending out calls for local champions to tackle the “cardiac PET deserts” that their analysis of Medicare data revealed and for researchers to undertake…
Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) led a group of 39 senators on a letter urging Senate leaders to act to blunt the 2.8 percent cut to Medicare…
At the November 2024 American Medical Association (AMA) Interim House of Delegates (HOD) meeting, ASNC voted in favor of a resolution aimed at requiring insurers to pay for all preauthorized services,…
ASNC has supported the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173) since the bill was introduced in 2021, as its provisions would streamline prior authorization requirements. Prospects for…
ASNC to CMS: Strengthen Coverage, Utilization Management Rules for Medicare Advantage Plans
In a letter submitted last week, ASNC asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize several proposals that would make it harder for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans…
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