AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recently polled 21 U.S. health insurance providers about their experiences with the landmark legislation.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont recently announced the new partnership with Open MRI, noting that it provides exams four times cheaper than other facilities. 

The agency downgraded certain notes to “CC,” indicating the obligations are “highly vulnerable” to nonpayment, with default “expected to be a virtual certainty.”

Imaging advocacy groups including AdvaMed recently implored the U.S. General Services Administration to postpone the deal. 

Such insurers are slated to collect more than $7 trillion over the next decade, with MA now accounting for over 50% of all Medicare enrollment. 

“It is critical that radiology participates in this survey effort to provide updated and accurate practice costs that are representative of our specialty," ACR urged.

Lobbyists for physician groups have testified against the proposal, concerned it could punish providers for not relaying meaningless findings to patients. 

The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index was created using claims from over 10.5 million individuals covered by a large commercial payer.