The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule utilizes 2006 cost information to develop practice expense relative values and resulting reimbursements. 

It’s also the fifth local legislature to do so in 2023, following in the footsteps of Tennessee, Washington, Maryland and New Mexico. 

The window to serve RP with the complaint was slated to expire July 13, with a judge prepared to dismiss the case if the action was not completed

The agency issued its solicitation as part of the recently released 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. 

Imaging advocates blasted the proposal shortly after its release, saying it's "unconscionable that radiology is again on the chopping block."   

Payment cuts in Medicare, rising costs and administrative burdens all are pushing providers to seek sales, the AMA said. 

BCBS last month suggested curtailing coverage for peripheral nerve stimulation devices, used to relieve pain, which drew ire from thousands of physicians. 

Such ownership changes were associated with an 8.2% price increase in radiology and statistically significant upticks across 8 of the 10 specialties examined.