The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking feedback on potentially changing its payment policy for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals. Currently, Medicare only reimburses for radiopharmaceuticals through a packaged system, regardless of product cost, creating a barrier for those who need expensive newer imaging agents. CMS is soliciting comments on how this policy has impacted beneficiary access and is considering alternative payment mechanisms. Meanwhile, a group of experts at the University of Minnesota is developing a compact MRI system that could be small enough to fit in the bed of a truck. However, a study in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging suggests that stress imaging strategies may still provide more value in certain scenarios, even though FFR-CT has become popular for noninvasive evaluations for revascularization procedures.
Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:03:34 GMT | Radiology Business