Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) serves members, customers, and the healthcare community as a trusted partner by delivering insights, solutions, and advocacy to achieve medical practice excellence. MGMA advocates for priority issues affecting medical groups in Washington, D.C. and assists members in meeting the challenges posed by today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

Providers face ‘ominous reality’ of payment cuts as CMS finalizes 2023 Physician Fee Schedule
Physicians are now bracing for payment cuts after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule for the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule.
‘Deeply troubled’: Doc groups blast MedPAC call for zero physician services pay update in 2023
Congress has provided billions in relief during the public health emergency, and patient volumes continue to rebound, the commission contended.
Bipartisan bill would provide relief for small practices navigating Merit-based Incentive Payment System
The Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022 has drawn support from the AMA and several other physician groups.
American College of Radiology sees opportunity for legislative wins in 2022, despite ‘partisan gridlock’
ACR highlighted clinical labor wage updates and upcoming sequester cuts as two targets in early 2022, hoping to build off advocacy momentum from last year.
Radiology advocates express dismay after stopgap spending bill fails to address specialty’s concerns
The measure to extend funding through Feb. 18 does not include any of the changes championed by physicians.

ACR ‘pleased’ with $2T coronavirus relief act, awaits further guidance for beleaguered radiology practices

In a statement sent to Radiology Business, the college said it looks forward to “swift regulatory action” that will spell out how imaging practices and hospitals can apply for relief.

March 27, 2020

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Radiologists, other docs implore feds to bolster dwindling personal protective equipment supplies

A recent poll from the Medical Group Management Association found that a staggering 89% of practice leaders are facing a shortage of such PPE.

March 23, 2020

Physician practice leaders ‘alarmed’ by skyrocketing cost of prior authorization policies

A new analysis estimates that the price tag for radiologists and other specialties to manually generate a prior authorization increased 60% between 2018 and 2019.

January 24, 2020

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Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound.

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Radiology AI company gains FDA clearance for new CT offerings focused on PE, stroke

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)

Providers face ‘ominous reality’ of payment cuts as CMS finalizes 2023 Physician Fee Schedule

‘Deeply troubled’: Doc groups blast MedPAC call for zero physician services pay update in 2023

Bipartisan bill would provide relief for small practices navigating Merit-based Incentive Payment System

American College of Radiology sees opportunity for legislative wins in 2022, despite ‘partisan gridlock’

Radiology advocates express dismay after stopgap spending bill fails to address specialty’s concerns

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